Swedish House Mafia: Until Now
Posted in Electronica on Feb 27th, 2013
“[I]t’s as fun as larks come, and for the legions of fans they picked up while spinning the Miami to Ibiza circuit, it’s a welcome souvenir.” –All Music Guide Check Our Catalog
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Holy Other: Held
Posted in Alt Rock, Electronica, Indie, Rock/Pop on Feb 19th, 2013
“Throughout, Holy Other uses repetition to heighten the sense of life as one long cruel cycle of longing and despair… But it’s all the more affecting for that, and for all its cleverness it’s not just a calculated exercise. There could even be commercial potential for this music; it sounds like Michael Jackson slowed down [...]
The xx: Coexist
Posted in Alt Rock, Electronica, Indie, Rock/Pop on Oct 16th, 2012
“[T]hese songs lay the trio’s R&B roots bare, with an extra emphasis on that last word: while second albums are where bands usually add more elements to their sound to keep things interesting, the xx go even darker and sparer than they were on their debut, which was pretty sparse and dark to begin with….Coexist’s [...]
Mocean Worker: Candygram for Mowo!
Posted in Electronica on Oct 16th, 2012
“Adam Dorn, aka Mocean Worker, has looked around at the current socio-economic situation and decided that what the world needs is a little bit of feel-good dance music. So he gathered some friends…and put together a jazzy, funky, sometimes downright humorous program that blends up-to-the-minute breakbeats, pre-swing jazz, ’70s rare groove, Latin hip-hop, hard bop, [...]
Hot Chip: In Our Heads
Posted in Alt Rock, Dance & DJ, Electronica, Rock/Pop on Aug 8th, 2012
“One of Hot Chip’s most confident, joyous, and danceable albums yet…That Hot Chip manage to balance their kinetic and confessional sides so well here is no small feat, and In Our Heads is some of their finest and most accessible music.”–All Music Guide Check Our Catalog
The Rapture: In the Grace of Your Love
Posted in Alt Rock, Electronica, Indie, New Wave on May 25th, 2012
“The band’s vocal-heavy, post-disco inversions could be among the most geeky combinations in modern music, but against all odds they’ve stayed consistently and idiosyncratically cool, and that’s probably to do with the power of unparalleled grooves. Grace serves as a flagrant reminder of all the ways The Rapture can be great.” –Paste Magazine Check Our [...]
Balam Acab: Wander/Wonder
Posted in Alt Rock, Electronica on Apr 7th, 2012
“Wander/Wonder is an exercise in depth, a flowing suite of mermaid’s lullabies that turn seductive.” –All Music Guide Check Our Catalog
Bjork: Biophilia
Posted in Alt Rock, Electronica, Experimental on Apr 7th, 2012
“Biophilia sometimes feels like a soundtrack; songs such as the album-opening “Moon” — which features gravity harps built especially for this project — are so soft and delicate that they take a while to reveal themselves without their corresponding visuals. But just because the music is only one part of the Biophilia experience doesn’t mean [...]
Toro y Moi: Underneath the Pine
Posted in Alt Rock, Electronica, Rock/Pop on Mar 12th, 2012
“Toro y Moi’s debut record, Causers of This, fit firmly in the newly formed chillwave tradition. [This second album] is a shiny, dreamy affair that retains all the hooks and feel of the first album but adds some energy and pop immediacy. Underneath the Pine is an improvement in every way on Causers of This, [...]
Oneohtrix Point Never: Replica
Posted in Electronica on Feb 13th, 2012
“Lopatin projects a quietly desirous fetishism. Very nice, very nice.” –Tiny Mix Tapes Check Our Catalog
Washed Out: Within and Without
Posted in Alt Rock, Electronica, Indie, Rock/Pop on Feb 13th, 2012
“This is subtle music, and begs to be held close to the vest. Washed Out, despite the label and increasing popularity, still feels like a secret, a hallmark of the best bedroom pop.” –Under the Radar Check Our Catalog
Bibio: Mind Bokeh
Posted in Alt Rock, Dance Pop, Electronica, Indie on Feb 4th, 2012
“From the opening track, it’s clear that Wilkinson has gone for an even more defined electro pop sound than 2009’s Ambivalence Avenue.” –Beats Per Minute Check Our Catalog
Dom: Sun Bronzed Greek Gods
Posted in Alt Rock, Electronica, Indie on May 27th, 2011
“Worcester’s Dom…likely to be our biggest musical export this year.The seven songs on this EP, now being re-released onto the bigger stage through Astralwerks, are the epitome of the predominant contemporary mercurialism, where lo-fi electronic retro-futurism meets psyched-out garage.” –The Boston Globe Check Our Catalog
Toro y Moi: Causers of This
Posted in Alt Rock, Electronica, Experimental, Indie on May 13th, 2011
“Bundick’s kitchen-sink approach is a standout element of Causers of This, as layers of subdued keyboards, vague vocals, sparse drum machines, and ’80s soul/house-influenced bass lines put you in a sensual listening space. For some, this could be unlistenable; for others, it will simply come off like the natural product of glitch, shoegaze (to which [...]
Tron Legacy Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Posted in Electronica, Movies, Soundtracks on May 13th, 2011
“If it’s new Daft Punk, we expect it to, uh, faire l’amour to our cochleas. Even without the benefit of visuals, this Tron reboot has heartstopping glitch traps and wide yawning sound chasms, pulling your ears through expansive twists and turns that make an orchestral movie soundtrack feel thrillingly visceral.” –The Boston Phoenix Check Our [...]
Caribou: Swim
Posted in Electronica on Mar 29th, 2011
Check Our Catalog “Disco and house are the templates here, and Swim builds drama with fluttered flutes, processed strings, skronking saxophone, or a wheezing horn meandering over a defiant, ominous bass.” –Spin Magazine
Stereolab: Not Music
Posted in Alt Rock, Electronica, Experimental, Indie, Rock/Pop on Mar 29th, 2011
Check Our Catalog “The British-French band has crafted upbeat, bubbly, retro-futuristic songs from strands of krautrock, lounge, French cafe music, and samba.” –The Boston Globe
Kylie Minogue: Aphrodite
Posted in Dance Pop, Electronica, Rock/Pop on Jan 5th, 2011
Check Our Catalog “There are treats galore to be heard here…Aphrodite is pure Kylie magic. Everything that made you fall in love with her all over again before is present and correct here.” –BBC Music
Lady Gaga: The Remix
Posted in Dance & DJ, Dance Pop, Electronica, Rock/Pop on Nov 18th, 2010
Check Our Catalog “Gaga has employed a collection of more-than-capable producers to make her dance-ready smashes from “The Fame” and “The Fame Monster” even more propulsive on “The Remix.” Stuart Price flips around the chorus of “Paparazzi” to emphasize Gaga’s sense of longing, while Passion Pit turns “Telephone” into a delicious mix of techno, dubstep [...]
The Books: The Way Out
Posted in Alt Rock, Electronica, Indie, Rock/Pop on Oct 28th, 2010
Check Our Catalog</a “If there’s a lesson to be learned from “The Way Out,’’ it’s that we need little more than the sounds of each other’s voices to find comfort — or in the Books’ case, to crank out yet another masterwork.” –The Boston Globe