Azealia Banks: “Jumanji”

Songs
I'm not sure if it's a good thing, but I think the best part of Azaelia Banks' latest single "Jumanji" is the fact that she doesn't seem to be trying very hard, or seem very concerned with, whether or not you'l...

Grimes: “Circumambient”

Songs
I have joined the leagues of people who have fallen under Claire Boucher's spell. It's difficult not to get twisted up in the ethereal world she creates through her music, where punk attitude and pop princess c...

Sharon Van Etten: “Magic Chords”

Songs
Sharon Van Etten should consider herself lucky to have a whole album that so clearly documents her growth as an artist. It's like looking at an old book of photographs and realizing how far you've come; Van Ett...

Friends: “Mind Control”

Songs
I'm now ashamed to admit that I initially passed on reviewing "Mind Control" by Friends, choosing the parallel opposite sort of track with Mirel Wagner's "No Death" in my last review. Perhaps the start of May a...

Mirel Wagner: “No Death”

Songs
We have fallen on dark times, friends. These days it seems like all the average indie rock band wants to do is find a way to beset itself from the next guy. And in a sea of musicians just dying to be different ...