Independent Music Reviews
The United Isolation Ensemble was created during the pandemic as a technology-driven attempt to find escapism through aleatory music. It’s a remote, non-realtime equivalent of the monthly open jam night…
Photo by Barthelemy de Mazenod Daniel Luke – Chatterbox neoclassical Dublin-based composer Daniel Luke deals in straightforward solo piano compositions that are quick, airy, and in search of beauty, as…
London-based composer and producer Marcus Herne adapts practices from classical minimalism, experimental sound design and electronic music to create an ultra-environmental sonic atmosphere on his latest EP, “Forms Redux”, which…
Québecois-born, Pittsburgh-based composer, violonist, and producer Pier-Luc Boivin has been operating as Le Grand Salon since 2015. His latest EP, “L’Architecture de l’Impermanence”, is a bold and experimental take on…
Photo by Lukas Rychvalsky Native Son – Good King Pleasant alternative New York-based multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer, and visual artist Ano Chrispin goes by the nom de plume Native Son. On…
Photo by Kyle Johnson Charlotte Reinhardt – Laska neoclassical jazz Pianist, composer, and producer Charlotte Reinhardt splits her time between France and Spain, working on compelling and deeply meditative music.…
Photo by Athena girlfriend. – Trust rock The music of Dublin outfit girlfriend. is as stylized as their lowercase and punctuated name. Their softly melodic verses are counterbalanced with extensively…
Some people can’t understand why Seinfeld ended at the height of its popularity. The sitcom, widely regarded as the best of the ’90s, ended when its writers and producers decided…
Photo by Inga Seliverstova corporeal – more than me shoegaze Bostonian experimentalists corporeal create something delicate and special on “more than me”, a blisteringly lo-fi shoegaze experiment with MBV-style guitar…
Photo by Scott Evans Guy Blue – No Other Life (Without You) alternative If you’re due a cry, “No Other Life (Without You)” by Milwaukeean indietronica musician Jack Ladd, AKA…