Album Reviews: Altin Gün, Molly Burch, Clairo

 Altin Gün — Âlem (Amsterdam, Netherlands/Indonesia/Turkey) With an already very steady stream of music, Altin Gün has somehow dropped a second 2021 release in less than six months. With a little more genre fusion, the group takes a moment to explore a whole aesthetic through a record, though perhaps with

Album Reviews: Madlib, Altin Gün, Besnard Lakes

 Madlib — Sound Ancestors (Oxnard, California) After a heavy 2020 supply of records, and the recent passing of frequent collaborator MF Doom, Madlib would've been forgiven for taking a year off. The producer wastes no time however in creating a lush sonic tapestry, rich with tracks that fuse everything from

Ottawa Life Magazine’s Best albums of 2019

 #10: Amyl and the Sniffers — Amyl and the Sniffers (Melbourne, Australia) It's nearly impossible to cut a new niche in hard rock these days, but by golly, Amyl and the Sniffers found a way this year. The whole album is like the intensity of a flame somehow converted into

Album Reviews: July 9, 2019

 Altin Gün - Gece (Amsterdam/Turkey) Music is a language that everyone understands, so it's brilliant to find a band that not only transcend language but make it seem like an utterly trivial detail. For their latest album Altin Gün switch from overt rock to more experimental keyboard work for an