Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine join forces to bring us the exceptionally crafted album, A Beginner’s Mind.  The title of the record refers to the Zen Buddhist meaning of “shoshin”- the practice of adopting an open and eager mind when studying a subject, much like a beginner would. By fusing this notion with movie-themed sources of inspiration, each song delivers … [Read more...] about Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine- A Beginner’s Mind

The wild career of internet sensation Poppy continues to flourish in magnificent ways with her fourth studio album, Flux.  Chances are, if you haven’t heard any of Poppy’s music up to this point, you’ve probably either seen one of her YouTube videos or at least heard of her. Several years ago, she blew up on the internet after posting a series of strange videos that … [Read more...] about Poppy: Flux – Album Review

Mother Ghost build up synthy layers of post-punk on the energetic and immense debut album, Somnámbulo. Mother Ghost, the duo made up of brothers Oscar and Thomas Flores have had a tumultuous time recently, and that comes through on their new album, Somnámbulo. The record took several detours due to the tragic death of key producer James Vehslage before completion and also … [Read more...] about Mother Ghost: Somnámbulo – Review

The Chicago songstress, Macie Stewart, sprinkles some musical magic with the release of her creative debut album, Mouth Full of Glass.  As the co-leader of art-rock band, Ohmme, one of the members of improvisation trio The Few, and a  violinist alongside Lia Kohl, it’s fair to say Macie Stewart has seamlessly juggled a multitude of musical projects over her career. In … [Read more...] about Macie Stewart: Mouth Full of Glass – Review

Celebrity Warship Culture stretch their alt-rock, experimental post-punk muscles on their new album, Recreational Everything.   Vancouver-based post-punk/experimental rock group Celebrity Warship Culture can really pull together a bunch of sounds and genres in interesting ways. On new album Recreational Everything, they manage to draw influences from early 90s alt-rock … [Read more...] about Celebrity Warship Culture: Recreational Everything – Review