Entropy – Liminal
Back in the days when I was a teenagerBefore I had status and before I had a pagerYou could find the Abstract listenin' to hip-hopMy pops used to say, it reminded him of BebopI said, "Well, Daddy, don't you kn... Read More...
What’s Up Punks – May, 2019 Part 1
If the coming months in punk music are going to continue to be so stacked there’s not really going to be any room for me to pontificate on the state of affairs in the punk world. Suffice to say, that’s not ent... Read More...
Circus Trees – Sakura
This trio of young sisters bursts loudly onto the scene with a debut EP that is years beyond their age.
Post Rock Post // February 2019
Doot doot, haha it's Nick Cusworth here, just like usual, writing the intro to this installment of Post Rock Post! Jazz is good and uuhhhh, other stuff that Nick says. Seriously though folks, Eden here (you fe... Read More...
Circa Survive – The Amulet
Some bands hang around for a long time, producing similar but slight variations over a many year period, tweaking a tried and true format just a little with each new record. Others strive to create larger shift... Read More...
With Our Arms To The Sun – Orenda
With Our Arms To The Sun make a strong case for their longevity on their sophomore LP, Orenda. Where they’ll be heading is really anyone’s guess, but they certainly have the basic ingredients for some exploratory releases, even if the sign on the fencepost that gives directions is unreadable. Scratch your head and get on for the ride…or not.
Chill, Dummy and Listen to P.O.S.
A man who overcame a failing kidney. A performer who was just about to take his leap at the ring. A rapper who came back and said “fuck it, this is me”. All of these statements are true about Stef Alexander aka P.O.S. and the back-story of his struggles have been told over and over again (our abridged version is below) so in this edition of HLT we’re going to look at the curious case of Stef and how he got his mojo back by producing one of the best LPs of 2017.
Vasudeva – No Clearance
The ambient and lo-fi intro to the new Vasudeva record, No Clearance, gives way to a whirl of feedback before diving into the Minus the Bear-style instrumental rock of “Take Away”. It’s given to all of the positive aspects of the sort of danceable post-rock and at its outset avoids the pitfalls given to this. The clean production highlights agile guitar lines over the top of a very solid rhythm section. The track hints at the kind of soaring highs the band are capable of. The “Whatever, bye” at the end of the track is a nice touch.
What Austin Rupp of White Arms of Athena is (Really) Listening To
So we had a lot of fun last week posting some of the last.fm 3x3 collages of what we're really listening to. We'll get a prog metal celeb's take after the jump.
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Minus The Bear Also Announce A Ten-Year Tour
2014 is a very important year. A lot of albums we loved turned ten this year. A lot of bands are turning ten. Intronaut are doing a ten-year anniversary tour, of course, and Minus the Bear are also hitti... Read More...