Album Review: Earl Sweatshirt's 'Some Rap Songs'
Depression, a shared yet unique experience—is a topic to empathize with—for Earl Sweatshirt on 'Some Rap Songs,' it’s a festering reality.
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Kyle Kohner
- Aug 20, 2020
- 4 min
Album Review: Julia Holter 'Aviary'
In spite of its demanding length & level of weirdness, Aviary is an incredibly immersive voyage and arguably Holter's greatest achievement.
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Kyle Kohner
- Aug 19, 2020
- 2 min
(Legendary) Album Review: Brian Eno's 'Ambient 1: Music for Airports'
Brian Eno's pioneering piece of somberness operates less as a background and more so as a force that is very much alive.
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Kyle Kohner
- Aug 19, 2020
- 3 min
Album Review: Empress Of's 'Us'
Though Us runs a brisk course of 33 minutes, Empress Of manages to keep listeners’ glued to every moment that passes by.
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Kyle Kohner
- Aug 18, 2020
- 3 min
Album Review: Beak>’s '>>>'
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON THE 405 (NOW DEFUNCT) Spacious, beautiful and at times, fiendish, dynamic Krautrock trio Beak>, led by...
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Kyle Kohner
- Aug 18, 2020
- 3 min
Album Review: Emma Ruth Rundle's 'On Dark Horses'
As Emma Ruth Rundle slowly unearths hope, On Dark Horses offers a powerful reminder to take back control of your life.
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Kyle Kohner
- Aug 17, 2020
- 3 min
Album Review: Menace Beach's 'Black Rainbow Sound'
What Menace Beach has created here is unique—they’ve manufactured an unrepentant sense of minimalism and use of repetition.
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Kyle Kohner
- Aug 17, 2020
- 3 min
Album Review: Wild Nothing's 'Indigo'
It’s difficult to deny how lovely Indigo sounds with its dreamy textures and lyrical romanticism, but there is nothing about Wild Nothing’s
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Kyle Kohner
- Aug 16, 2020
- 3 min
Album Review: Still Corners' 'Slow Air'
The stunning production quality of Slow Air can’t save Still Corners from sinking into the crowded waters of the dream pop genre
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Kyle Kohner
- Aug 16, 2020
- 3 min
Album Review: Animal Collective's 'Tangerine Reef'
Animal Collective ultimately disappoints with Tangerine Reef—it’s yet another forgettable checkpoint within the band’s recent run.
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Kyle Kohner
- Aug 16, 2020
- 4 min
Album Review: Mitski's 'Be The Cowboy'
Though it is perspiring uncertainty and the fear of becoming stagnant, Be The Cowboy is Mitski’s most personal & confrontational work yet.
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Kyle Kohner
- Aug 16, 2020
- 2 min
Album Review: Francis Plagne & Crys Cole’s 'Two Words'
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON THE 405 (NOW DEFUNCT) I’m going to be straightforward here and proclaim Two Words, the debut project from...
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Kyle Kohner
- Aug 16, 2020
- 3 min
Album Review: Lotic's 'Power'
Power conjures up one of the most hectic, impenetrable, and eclectic listening experiences of the year.
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Kyle Kohner
- Aug 15, 2020
- 4 min
Album Review: Orville Peck’s 'Pony'
Orville Peck’s queer but ambiguous identity is deeply tied to his wistful brand of country music.
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Kyle Kohner
- Aug 15, 2020
- 8 min
A conversation with Boy Harsher: "We wanted to convey this sense of desperate longing, while running
INTERVIEW: Boy Harsher attempts & succeeds in capturing emotional instability while allowing listeners room to dance their worries away
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Kyle Kohner
- Sep 12, 2019
- 5 min
A Headspace Bared For All To See: Remembering Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston will be remembered for crafting beautiful songs that reflect what it meant to strive for the light at the end of the tunnel
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Kyle Kohner
- Aug 30, 2018
- 4 min
Album Review: Devon Welsh 'Dream Songs'
Dream Songs is a balm for the soul—it’s both purifying and pacifying.
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