Hampton, VA’s Uglyography, the brainchild of Matthew Thomas, refers to itself as “quirkadelic rock” in their promo materials, but I have to say emphatically that there is nothing “delic” about this band, and precious little quirkiness.
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Travis Bird
Uglyography, “Undercover New Machine”
Snow Caps, “Moonbreak”
Another lovely edition of deeply personal folk from the folk at Philadelphia’s Edible Onion label, this time courtesy of Andrew Keller (Hermit Thrushes).
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Giuseppe Ielasi, “(third) Stunt” LP
Milan’s Giuseppe Ielasi continues his innovative streak in the third and final installment of his Stunt series. The third Stunt is made up of samples—mostly very short and layered—of records being played.
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Alvarius B., “Baroque Primitiva” LP
I recently was gifted a copy of the Doobie Brothers’ classic LP Tolouse Street, an album containing such classic light rock favorites as “Listen To The Music” and “Jesus Is Just Alright.”
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Brown Cloud, “Sax By Candlelight”
It is impossible to evaluate this album by the trio, who proclaim themselves as “the worst band in Seattle,” without considering the impossibly goofy artwork, which is some of the best I’ve seen in recent memory.
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Black Swan, “In 8 Movements” LP
Black Swan is all about distance—everything from the persona to the cover to the music on this anonymous artist’s first LP is meant to play with the edges of perception, expectation, and composition.
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Teko Saso, “11/11” download
One of the most essential elements of folk music is a historical one, telling stories of the past so they’re not forgotten and even loved as time goes on.
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James Brewster, “As A Hovering Insect Mass Breaks Your Fall”
This may be James Brewster’s first solo release since 2006, but the Bristolian behind Mole Harness, currently living in Malmo, Sweden, has clearly been absorbing and working quite busily in the meantime.
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Mist, “Glowing Net E.P.” 12″
Mist is one of the army of Emeralds-related side projects, this one featuring John Elliott, along with Sam Goldberg (Radio People, Docile Dawn).
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Alicia Hansen, “Fractography” CD
Right down to its title, Alicia Hansen’s Fractography is complex and ambitious, searching for different ways of seeing and hearing.
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Alon Nechushtan, “Words Beyond”
This album by New York-based composer/pianist Alon Nechushtan is bright, snappy, and as sharp as drummer Dan Weiss’ high-tuned snare.
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Tiago Sousa, “Walden Pond’s Monk”
Portugese composer and pianist Tiago Sousa (known initially from his netlabel Merzbau) makes it a point to play up the maturity and full realization of his new full-length on Chicago’s always-excellent Immune label.
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Deaf Center, “Owl Splinters”
This is Deaf Center’s first album since 2005, and continues their exploration of darkness and texture.
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