Sigur Rós serves up some mush on their first album in a decade.
chamber music
Portrayal of Guilt - Devil Music
ReviewsCommentPoG comes through with an interesting two-part concept.
Björk - Fossora
ReviewsCommentExhilarating, inspired, and poignant at points, Fossora still feels like one of Björk's least fully realized albums.
Black Country, New Road - Ants from Up There
ReviewsCommentFor the first time definitely wasn't a fluke.
Sloppy Jane - Madison
ReviewsCommentMadison is one of the year's most beautiful and enigmatic records.
Björk - Utopia
ReviewsCommentUtopia is one of Björk's most majestic and revealing albums yet, but it's also her most bloated and unkempt.
Benjamin Clementine - I Tell a Fly
ReviewsCommentBritish singer-songwriter Benjamin Clementine brings more bells and whistles on his sophomore album I Tell a Fly, but it's unfortunately a case of more being less.
Sun Kil Moon with Magik*Magik Orchestra - "Astronomy"
New TracksCommentMark Kozelek is currently on tour promoting his slew of 2017 releases, and he has made quite an interesting choice in backing band with the Magik*Magik Orchestra. It's really impressive how well the group has adapted much of this new material into chamber arrangements. Thankfully, last month's performance in Chicago was documented and is being released in January as a freebie to go along with any orders through Mark's site. That probably means another Sun Kil Moon album isn't too far off, either. Not that we needed a hint.
Hear the rendition of With Ben Boye and Jim White cut "Astronomy" above. I'd say it's got both studio versions beat.