Courtney Barnett is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Melbourne, Australia. Her 2014 release, A Sea of Split Peas, is her third studio album with Milk! Records. Throughout all of her songs, Courtney’s vocal style is partly sung, partly spoken and rambled. Hence, the song title “Avant Gardener”. Her lyrics always catch me by surprise. They’re…

LP1 is the first full-length album by singer/songwriter/dancer/producer Tahliah Barnett, better known by her stage name, FKA twigs. This is the first major musical production by Barnett. She has released two EPs and has one planned for release in 2015. Previously, she has worked as a dancer for music videos. FKA twigs makes songs that…

Jarle Bernhoft, known by his stage name Bern/hoft, is a Norwegian vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. Solidarity Breaks is his second studio album, although it is the first album to be recorded under his moniker, Bern/hoft. For the most part, this album falls under the category of soul or funk. The varying and atypical instrumentation for this…

Anything Goes is a modern jazz album by the Brad Mehldau Trio. The trio consists of Brad Mehldau on piano, Larry Grenadier on bass, and Jorge Rossy on drums. One thing I love about jazz trios and quartets is the astounding amount of material they can produce with such minimal instrumentation. Jazz trios generally sound…

Atmosphere is an abstract hip hop and rap group that consists of Sean Daley (a.k.a. “Slug”) and is produced by Anthony Davis, (a.k.a. “Ant”). The whole album is about making the best out of what you have, hence the variation of the saying “When life gives you lemons…” Each song is a story about somebody…

Perfume Genius is the recording name for Mike Hadreas. Too Bright is his third studio album. This album was such a breath of fresh air. Occasionally, I will run into an artist or genre that blows me away; one that I couldn’t even imagine what it sounded like before listening to it. Perfume Genius falls…

Volcano Choir is an indie rock group comprised of Justin Vernon from Bon Iver, and members of Collections of Colonies of Bees. Repave is their second studio album and was recorded over the course of two and a half years. Repave is an interesting album that is experimental in both its production and presentation. The…