Reviews
Broken Thoughts, “Hearing Ghosts”
Broken Thoughts’ new record gives space, time, and potency to cryptic samples.
Lebanon Hanover, “Sci-Fi Sky”
Lebanon Hanover dig deep into the darkwave sounds that have always informed their work on new LP.
Suicide Commando, “Mindstrip Redux”
Johan Van Roy celebrates the 20th anniversary of landmark album “Mindstrip” with a remixed and rerecorded version.
Bootblacks, “Thin Skies”
Bootblacks’ new LP crams a plethora of new (and sometimes brighter) sounds into a tight half hour while still maintaining their dark and melodic post-punk charm.
Aurat, “Zeher”
Aurat’s new LP brings together a range of darkwave and goth sounds under the auspices of powerful Urdu vocals.
Replicas: Orphx, “Fragmentation”
The venerable duo reissue their 1996 LP with a boatload of extras and a nice remaster by Joshua Eustis.
Observer: Kris Baha & Altra
Thoughts on new releases by Kris Baha and Altra.
Profligate, “Too Numb to Know”
Profligate work in post-punk and wave sounds on their latest LP.
Morwan, “Zola-Zemlya”
Morwan’s new record brings Ukrainian and Arabic folk sounds to driving post-punk to fantastic effect.
Observer: Profit Prison & Låska
Short form reviews of new records from Profit Prison and Låska.
X Marks The Pedwalk, “Transformation”
A bright but minimalist spin on their current sound takes X Marks The Pedwalk into fresh and often poppy territory.
The Twilight Garden, “Revelation”
The third LP from The Twilight Garden has its lyrical, thematic and musical influences on full display.
