Mar 31, 2009 | Jumpel Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt (translated from the Italian): “In his second album, Jumpel continues along the path of refining his electronic-based compositions, offering an elegant hybrid between modulated environmental sounds, acoustic instruments and pronounced rhythms next to...
Mar 31, 2009 | City of Satellites Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “This washes over you in a slight nod to post-rock. Yet as the song goes on, the vocals give ‘Sleeping Disgrace’ that slight whispy edge that slightly gets it away from that genre. Even later still the synth kicks in too then really get away...
Mar 25, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
“The band I’m most interested in is Hotels, who I’ve known casually over the past few years. They have a catchy, keyboard driven sound and an emotionally distant vocalist in singer Blake Madden. They had just released their latest album, Where Hearts Go Broke...
Mar 25, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “This hook heavy and almost supernatural album holds par to the new found appeal of things over twenty years old. But the way these guys do it on their sophomore release is very influenced, yet completely original. Where Hearts Go Broke is a journey...
Mar 25, 2009 | HC-B Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “HC-B employ a myriad of instrumentation to create an impassioned, often bombastic sound. There’s an air of King Crimson-esque authority to a number of tracks… The five core members of this band collaborate with string sections and brass...