Ceremony
Category: Shoegaze / Indie Rock
Album: Safranin Sounds
Stars: 3
Blurb: Lovelorn vocals, dark guitars, and synths bring together this combination of tracks from the band’s past.
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Shrine
Category: Ambient
Album: Somnia
Stars: 2.5
Blurb: Four years after the release of Wander, Shrine releases Somnia, his own interpretation of a low level lucid dream state.
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How to Destroy Angels
Category: Electronic / Industrial
Album: Welcome Oblivion
Stars: 3
Blurb: Languishing in stark electronic atmospheres and lushly somber melody, the full-length debut from How to Destroy Angels is a slow paced, dreamy affair.
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BILE
Category: Industrial / Metal
Album: Built to Fuck, Born to Kill
Stars: 5
Blurb: NYC legends return with a ferocious, focused aural assault. This is music to gnash your teeth to.
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Glis
Category: Industrial / EBM
Album: Phoenix
Stars: 3
Blurb: After a break of eight years and the apparent death of Glis, Shaun Frandsen takes us on a varied musical journey through his influences and inspirations.
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Bounte
Category: Electro-pop
Album: The Desolation Test
Stars: 3.5
Blurb: Five tracks of upbeat and pleasant electronica, infusing elements of jazz, hip-hop, classical, and pop with delightful results.
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Gutter Gloss
Category: Electro
Album: Incurable Depreciation
Stars: 2.5
Blurb: A scathing blend of catchy electro-pop stylings and hardcore screaming vocals, making for a combination whose success is up to the listener to decide.
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