Jan 20, 2014 | Reviews, The Caseworker Reviews
“The Caseworker is a SF project led by Conor and Eímer Devlin, former members of the slowcore band Half Film. Shaped partially by Conor’s time in a hospital post-car-crash, this fourth album is immaculately crafted to create an overarching feeling of tranquil...
Jan 20, 2014 | Kramies Reviews, Reviews
“Combining electronics and instrumental Kramies delivers a sound which washes over the ears like suds of soap. Somewhat experimental, the sounds are delivered within the edges of the envelope and traverse a path of connected points, allowing the listener to...
Jan 20, 2014 | Kramies Reviews, Reviews
“Dutch-American singer Kramies recently released a video for the slow-burning “Sea Otter Cottage.” It’s a murky, mesmerizing song, drenched in synth textures and cloudy bass that invoke the image of a sinister storm on the horizon. This is dream pop with...
Jan 17, 2014 | perth Reviews, Reviews
“- Perth band, er, perth, are not just a presumptuously ungoogleable band name, but an unusual combination of things. Echoing reverb smothers synthesisers and a variety of instruments, creating thickly layered sounds unified by a fairly left-field, twee-pop...
Jan 17, 2014 | perth Reviews, Reviews
“On ‘What’s Your Utopia?’, perth present the listener with a ticket to simply, escape. Album opener Drank and Kites and Tomorrow is Alice’s wide eyed descent down the rabbit hole. It’s an exciting introduction to the childlike...
Jan 17, 2014 | perth Reviews, Reviews
“Every part of this record coalesces together strangely, perfectly. And even among the towering, cinematic instrumentals – perth still craft a weird sense of sparseness that makes this sound like a bunch of opiate-swilling krautrock kings running down a sand...