Filiah – For Someone (Album Review)
Austria’s Filiah finds luscious moments on the sweet and strong ‘For Someone’. Confident vocals, lacking any studio sheen, lead songs of heartache over pretty acoustic instruments; guitar, bass, and strings.…
Soul Delivery – Foodcourt (Album Review)
Any band that has a pun in their name immediately piques my interest. From Korea’s Seoulful capital, and also based in London, Soul Delivery are a group of musicians creating…
Solitaire by Fjord Mustang (Album Review)
“If everybody’s looking through me, I don’t exist” sings Vicky Egam, lead vocalist of Torontonian indie rockers Fjord Mustang on Five Years, the impressive opening track on their newest album…
Interview: Kristin Hsiao
Kristin Hsiao (葵斯汀) Kristin Hsiao (葵斯汀) is an electronic music producer from Taiwan. Through online performances on her Instagram, she has been gathering a following who enjoy her atmospheric and…
Delay 45 – Flux (Album Review)
Delay 45 are a jazz ensemble from Sydney, Australia. Just as that cosmopolitan city is set into its vast red continent, the group set traditional jazz elements; piano, trumpet, bass,…
Monologues by Iván Muela (Album Review)
Monologues is the most recent album from London-based ambient producer Iván Muela. Released on the Rusted Tone tape label, the album sees the artist develop intense and brooding atmospheres over…
Laurie Shaw – The Great Southern (Album Review)
Liverpudlian-cum-Kerry man Laurie Shaw is a hard artist to keep up with. By the time you’ve got around to listening to his new album, another one has been released. Ostensibly…
Park Jiha – The Gleam (Album Review)
A stunning release from Korean multi-instrumentalist composer Park Jiha, The Gleam ruminates on the essence of light, that ubiquitous electromagnetic radiation that comes and goes as does the day and…
Dday One – Mau Propria (Album Review)
There are many aspects of this album to appreciate, from the well-selected and chopped spoken world samples, to the eloquent sense of space created in the mix, Manu Propria is…
Single Reviews: 16th February 2022: Zrangorn, Maruja, Box of Matches, My Twisted Heart
photo by Andreea Chiser Zrangorn – Black Berlin Black Berlin is the title track of the most recent EP from Ballina’s Zrangorn (Conor Hickey). From the moment the sinister synth…