Each song on noise-rockers A Place to Bury Strangers’ seventh LP, Synthesizer, is distinct in style and substance, allowing Oliver Ackermann to tap into his emotional self as if looking through a slowly twisted kaleidoscope. Go to FLOOD to read my full review.
The West Coast screamo quartet isn’t afraid to turn down the volume on an otherwise-blistering return to form with their most mature, expansive and explorative record yet. Read my FLOOD review for more.
Five albums and 15 years in, electronic wizard Robert Alfons seeks to start his musical endeavor anew—all the while wondering if a slate can be truly wiped clean. Read my full review of the latest album by his TR/ST project courtesy of FLOOD.
Containing eight 7-inch singles and a bonus flexi disc of crisp recordings taken from Radio 1 performances throughout the ’90s, this box set embodies the spirit of the space cadets running amok. Read my full review of Man or Astro-Man?’s ROYGBIV (Recordings From the BBC) courtesy of FLOOD.
On her fourth solo outing under the ambient-slowcore moniker, Madeline Johnston reaches a state of enlightenment as she sounds totally confident about her identity as an artist. Read my review of Midwife’s No Depression in Heaven courtesy of FLOOD.
With As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again, frontman Colin Meloy and his merry pranksters prove that all is not lost. Go to Music Connection for my full review of the Decemberists’ As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again.
With the aid of Mike Haliechuk’s ever-improving production, hardcore-punk group Fucked Up’s punchy sound practically jumps out of the speakers on their ferociously live-sounding seventh record. Read my full album review courtesy of FLOOD.
Raw Blood Singing (Debemur Morti Productions) is the latest affair from two-person unit Insect Ark
— and the result is an eight-track menu of harrowing horror. Read my review of the record via New Noise.
Math-rock quartet And So I Watch You From Afar hit their groove on their seventh LP, with the perfect balance of loud-and-quiet dynamics resulting in a positively affirming—and downright fun—listen. Hop over to FLOOD‘s website to read my full review of Megafauna.
Following last year’s release of their debut album, L.A. band Draag continue to push forward their dreamy grungegaze romps on a six-song EP. Read my full review on FLOOD‘s website.
The Bad Penny (beta) 