A golden, glowing album from Brundlefly & the Swede. Two side long excursions into acoustic-centered sounds with tasteful electronic, electric and string flourishes all along the way. Pressed onto 180 gram vinyl at 45rpm for maximum richness of sound. Just the type of surprise we like to see in our inbox. Give it a listen [...]
We’ve been spinning Untogether for quite some time now. It’s an electronic record hidden deep within a pop album masquerading as folk music. A wide range of influence come together for a singular sound, and one we’ve been enjoying immensely. You can pick this up from the label at arbutusrecords.com.
I’ve been holding this one in my pocket for a few months now, not really sure why. Mostly because I found out about the discombobulated pop stylings of Barcelona’s Lucrecia Dalt only after her wonderful album, Commotus, had been sitting on shelves for several months already. And since we here at OMGV only wish to [...]
Yesterday was a huge release day from Thrill Jockey, they seem to have those about every other week. Seriously, the label is so insanely prolific while maintaining an unmatched level of quality that it simply boggles the mind. Among the trinity of albums released yesterday were new LPs from noise-wrangler Dan Friel and Appalachian troubadours [...]
This vinyl edition from Ben Chasny, imported from the Netherlands, snuck into the Midheaven distro last weekend. A plaintive set of solo guitar instrumentals, bookended by two harmonium pieces; this is a nice counterpart to the recent Ascent, which was overly saturated to the point of bursting with electric, lysergic sound (in the best way [...]
It’s easy to accuse Third Man Records of hawking gimmicks. But don’t get it confused — Jack White is a man of passion, and regardless of what you think about some of their more outlandish wares, it’s impossible to ignore the curatorial skill that goes into something like the Document Reissue Series. These are records [...]
Chelsea Wolfe is a big hit around here, obviously. It’s incredibly difficult not to be completely enamored with her gothic, black-metal aesthetic and incredible songwriting. If you have not looked into it yet, we suggest you do so immediately. Check out her new album, Unknown Rooms, at hellomerch.com.
There’s no way this will be around too much longer. We don’t usually go for live albums, but this is Chelsea Wolfe we are talking about, the love of our collective lives. This Live at Roadburn set is remastered by the band and sounds fantastic (listen here), certainly worth picking up the limited edition of [...]
A suggestion, if I may be so bold: go pick up this album right now. I was a little late to Chelsea Wolfe’s doom inspired folk, and by the time I went searching for a vinyl version, it was already long gone. Well that situation has been rectified, and there are copies available for purchase [...]
Another RSD exclusive surfaces in the internet distro broth. Eight Trails, One Path is a fine collection of (you guessed it) eight guitar-based pieces from all of your favorite guitar-based musicians. I’m talking Six Organs of Admittance and Lee Ronaldo here, just to name a couple. The greatest thing about this album is that it [...]
