Erik Thompson

The Austin trio’s new record still packs the same textured musical punch, it just draws from a deeper, more vulnerable source.

With an assuredly illuminated artistic vision, George Washington Brown continues to have an impact on the music of our times.

The legendary musician yet again proves himself to have a tender touch when it comes to affairs of the heart.

The NY band settle for average with their fifth studio album.

A bold, imaginative first step for a young band that seems poised to take their sound anywhere.

At times quite captivating and as rowdy, New Moon is ultimately an album half-full of both indelible sonic fury and equally forgettable missteps.

UMO’s second album is frustratingly muted but nevertheless enthralling.

One of the most anticipated records of the last two decades triumphs by forging its own distinct modern dialogue, writes Erik Thompson

Arc In Round don’t fit comfortably within the confines of the current indie sound of Philly, crafting their own style and tone drawing equally from the past as well as modern day, boldly defining their own way forward.

Another sonic left-turn from an artist who still keeps things interesting after all these years.