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Rodney Cromwell’s Dirty Secret While Recording ‘Memory Box’

I discovered Rodney Cromwell's 'dirty secret:' that he used a vintage version of Garageband to sequence his tracks on 'Memory…

Rosebud: Taurus 1984’s Retrowave Tale Of Obsession

Jenkins of Taurus 1984 says his song 'Rosebud' was influenced by the The 1975. "Their songs 'She's American and ‘Ugh'…

Richard Evan’s ‘Sentinel’ Documents An Earth In Crisis With Hope, Optimism

The seemingly cold architecture of Kraftwerkian techno pop gives way to warm humanism in Richard Evan’s new album 'Sentinel.'

Dreamin’ : A Cool Retro Vibe With Taurus 1984

“Dreamin'” is a dance-worthy track with strong vocal melodies and rhythms. Indeed, the production sounds right for the era it…

The Real Life Dystopia Of Richard Evans’ ‘Black Rain’

The hypnotic “Black Rain” starts off with a vocoded repetition of “hibakusha,” the Japanese word for “radiation affected person….In a…

Sienná’s Lovely, Evocative ‘In The Bleak Midwinter’

Sienná’s holiday surprise,  a version of “In The Bleak Midwinter," presents the melancholy and spookiness of the Christmas season.

Dancing Away The Cynicism: Spray’s ‘Ambiguous Poems About Death’

There’s a clear lineage of synthpop combined with social commentary, and Spray is in the company of great bands like…

Rising Star Tom Cridland Finds His Audience With Stylistics Tour, ‘Best Of’ LP

Cridland explained how he compiled The Best Of Tom Cridland: “I wanted to condense this very ambitious project into a…

Painting With Sound: The Experimental Improvisations Of Thom Lucero

Thom Lucero is the bassist for Media Jeweler, though bass is only sparsely represented in his catalogue. Instead, we have…

The Post-Punk Permutations Of Permafrost Remixes

When bassist Robert Heggdal of Norway’s Permafrost works on remixes for the band, he is influenced by the electronic music…