I’m not going to pretend that it’s not already March 2025 by the time we release this. Shit’s been tough, I’ll admit it! But even though the world’s burning down and it’s starting to feel like everything’s all topsy-turvy these days, I still want to take the moment to celebrate some of the music that […]
Let’s finish out February out on a high note! This special edition of our Weekly Bullet Review series has double the amount of releases on it to make up for the last two weeks. Check ’em out! -Li-Wei Special thanks to Justin Ricafort for contributing this week. Some ground rules: Mei Semones – “Inaka” Justin: […]
In many ways, 2021 felt like quite a tame year compared to the one that preceded it. The shock and the cultural anxieties of life during a pandemic became commonplace. There wasn’t another world changing virus permeating the world (though different variants are still making their rounds). Hope felt imminent. Things were looking up. But […]
Following their atmospheric debut album Floaters and their splendid sophomore effort October Song, Lightning Bug’s third album A Color of the Sky gleams with honesty and acceptance. Dazzling instrumental arrangements and introspective lyrics see the band at their most mature and refined. These marks of growth might give the impression that the album has reached […]
Here are our favorite albums of 2019. Part 3/3.