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Jens Gustavson and Circle Reviewed
October 30, 2023
Circle – Mac
Similar artists: Sufjan Stevens, Death Cab for Cutie
Genre: Dream Pop, Alternative Rock, Alt Pop
As you read more biographies of famous rock bands, you start to notice that the all-powerful rock stars had a lot of people that they needed to answer…
Taleen Kali and Paul & Pets Reviewed
October 24, 2023
Paul & Pets – Mama, I Don’t Wanna Be A Businessman
Similar artists: The Flaming Lips, Animal Collective, Death Cab for Cutie, The Smashing Pumpkins
Genre: Shoegaze, Indie Pop, Dream Pop
It’s been many years since John Lennon bravely sang: “I…
Loveproof - Winter's Children
August 26, 2023
Loveproof cleverly play with audiences’ expectations on the EP “Winter’s Children,” a dark, dramatic record with ambitions of being played in front of thousands of people.
The fact is that while most bands dream of one day playing in front of an arena of people…
Time in between: Nausicaa and HOPE
July 30, 2023
HOPE – OSMOSIS
Similar artists: Sigur Rós, Portishead
Genre: Alternative Rock
HOPE don’t believe that ideas just occur to you. The band believes that one has to go out searching with no pre-determined ideas of what may be found.
There’s very…
Slow sundown: Das Kope and Matthew And The Arrogant Sea Reviewed
February 10, 2023
Matthew And The Arrogant Sea – Santa Isn’t Happy, Baby
Similar artists: Built To Spill, Clem Snide, Slaughter beach, dog
Genre: Indie Pop, Alternative Rock
Depression rates skyrocket around Christmas. Of course, they do! Not only are most miserable just…
Versatile devotion: Mantocliff and PRIESTESS
February 2, 2023
PRIESTESS – Landscapes
Genres: Experimental Electronic, Synthwave, Alt Pop
Similar artists: FKA Twigs, Fever Ray, Portishead, Little Dragon
Traditional rock music had a lot of good things going for it. But, few of the artists involved in it were willing to…
Land of hopes: Leah James and GlorySergei
January 29, 2023
GlorySergei – Wrecking Ball
Similar artists: White Stripes
Genre: Blues, Americana, Lo-fi Rock
Music critics cannot escape hearing and then referencing certain albums. Those are the records that did the most to prop up the things we now label as pop, rock…
Of hellos and farewell: Farewell Horizontal and Split Aura
January 24, 2023
Split Aura – We Never Thought You Would Run
Genre: Shoegaze, Lo-fi Rock, Dream Pop
Reporters asked Diego Maradona if he was sorry. His most famous goal, scored against England at the World Cup, was managed using his arm. The famous number 10 replied that he…
Elsewhere – Life…is a Fraction: VIII. Reflection
Similar artists: Rush, Genesis, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Killers, Yes, The Buggles, ELP, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Did people use to pay more attention to modern music? Were they more focused? Sure they did! If…