Kimbra The Golden Echo Reviewed by: Ari Roth   Kimbra’s “90s Music”, like Dirty Projectors’ “Stillness Is The Move” before it, refracts golden-age 90s pop through a cracked lens. Dirty Projectors were lauded for their use of hocketing – a device Read More

Orenda Fink Blue Dream Reviewed by: Rebecca Robinson   Orenda Fink’s new album, Blue Dream, is haunting. Each song manages to wind its way into the soul and stays there long after the album has ended. Orenda Fink’s talent for evoking emotions is on full displa Read More

Imogen Heap Sparks Reviewed by: Lara Supan   If you love Imogen Heap’s other albums, you’ll be delighted with this epic, flawless odyssey of self-exploration and personal reflection. Sparks is a tour de force for Imogen Heap- a colossal three year, countless mile Read More

Buddy Last Call for the Quiet Life Reviewed by: Brian Roser   One of the album’s tracks features the line “It’s bad advice, but only if you use it.” Does that mean this is a bad album, but only if you listen to it? Last Call for the Quiet Life is not bad, but there Read More

Dirty Loops Loopified Reviewed by: Ari Roth   Dirty Loops make music that is too much. The thrill of indulgence, that sugary, mindless rush of hyperactivity, blinding pop hooks, machine-like technical virtuosity, hypercompression, slap bass. Inhumanly tight rhythms ricochet Read More

by Holli Stephens Seated in an eclectic set of living chairs that range from a black papasan to a red checkered couch are some of the notorious “House of 9” guys who now reside in one of the many renovated old mansions on Park Avenue. The self-proclaimed indie funk rock band Read More