[50-41] [40-31] [30-21] [Top 20] 30 Nicolas Jaar Sirens Chilean-American composer Nicolas Jaar’s second official (third, unofficially) offering to the masses is, once again, an electronic monster, with an affinity for reeds. Distorted saxophones elope with blipped drumming and fluffed bass to generate a sound that feels both immediately familiar and completely alien. Sampled vocals make […]
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Album Review: Savages – Adore Life
Savages are a great band live. They play with a remarkable intensity- something I can testify to having experienced it myself. The music of their first album Silence Yourself, a punchy, frenetic array of tracks that refuse to let up, translate extremely well. In their gigs leading up to the release of their second album […]