Check out my review of the latest record by John Dwyer and his Osees project, Intercepted Message (In the Red), on FLOOD‘s website.
Osees’ ‘Intercepted Message’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags John Dwyer, Oh Sees, Osees, Thee Oh Sees on 08/17/2023 by Kurt OrzeckAudio Karate on Developing Their ‘Middle-Age Sound’
Posted in Interviews with tags Audio Karate on 08/15/2023 by Kurt OrzeckCheck out my interview with pop-punk legends Audio Karate for New Noise and why the bandmates believe they “know what they’re doing” this time around. Buy the latest copy of the magazine, which features the story, here.
Lush’s ‘Split’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Lush, shoegaze, Sigur Rós on 08/11/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Bruce Licher on Creating ‘Beautiful Physical Objects of Music’ for Independent Project Records
Posted in Features, Inside The Label, Interviews with tags Bruce Licher, Independent Project Records on 08/08/2023 by Kurt OrzeckCheck out my interview with Independent Project Records founder and former UCLA art student Bruce Licher for New Noise. Buy the latest copy of the magazine, which features the story, here.
Oxbow Pull Back the Curtain on New LP Love’s Holiday
Posted in Interviews with tags Oxbow on 08/05/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Six years elapsed since notoriously confrontational ruffians Oxbow last issued a record. Now they’re bursting back with more wisdom more distinctive approaches to their deeply affecting forays into experimental art-noise.
For my latest FLOOD feature, Oxbow’s members pull back the curtain on each song contained on the just-released Love’s Holiday (Ipecac).
Holy Wave’s ‘Five of Cups’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Holy Wave on 08/04/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Locate S,1’s ‘Wicked Jaw’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Locate S1 on 07/28/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Lauren Watkins Had Something To Prove—To Herself
Posted in Interviews with tags Lauren Watkins on 07/28/2023 by Kurt OrzeckMaintaining humility as both a songwriter and a musician could be the key to Lauren Watkins’ success: She never demands that luck go her way—instead, she puts herself in the best places for it to happen. Read my Music Connection profile on the artist here.
Oblivion Access Cofounders on This Year’s Fest: ‘This Is the Biggest Deal for Us So Far’
Posted in Interviews with tags Oblivion Access on 06/21/2023 by Kurt OrzeckDusty Brooks and Dorian Domi explain in my New Noise interview how this year’s edition of their experimental-music festival in Austin raises the bar.
The Bad Penny (beta) 