King Krule’s “The Ooz” Finally Gets Us Excited for Indie Rock While none of its inspirations are hard to decipher, these sounds come together like a collage that looks as a whole entirely different from its embodied parts.

●●●●● David Longstreth of Dirty Projectors recently referred to the community of independent rock as mostly “miming a codified set of sounds and practices whose significance is inherited rather than discovered reflective of the world as we experience it now.” … Continue reading King Krule’s “The Ooz” Finally Gets Us Excited for Indie Rock While none of its inspirations are hard to decipher, these sounds come together like a collage that looks as a whole entirely different from its embodied parts.

The National: “Sleep Well Beast” – Review "Sleep Well Beast," while garnering so far the same critical acclaim as any other The National record, continues what is a downward trajectory.

●●●○○ The National’s most recent offering Sleep Well Beast follows after Trouble Will Find Me, which was a puzzling record. It continued their unbroken streak of critical acclaim, appearing on multiple “Albums of the Year” lists as well as earning … Continue reading The National: “Sleep Well Beast” – Review “Sleep Well Beast,” while garnering so far the same critical acclaim as any other The National record, continues what is a downward trajectory.