Music Reviews

Right Now, It’s Like This - Eliza Spear
Morgane Smith Morgane Smith

Right Now, It’s Like This - Eliza Spear

It’s one of a reviewer’s most wonderful serendipities to be able to love the art and the artist at once. That’s why it’s such a pleasure to write about my dear friend Eliza Spear…

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7 Songs to Lighten the Mood
Morgane Smith Morgane Smith

7 Songs to Lighten the Mood

Listen, shit is fucked up. I’ll spare you all the obligatory “unprecedented times” jargon, but I think it’s safe to assume that we all could use a pick-me-up. Over the past year…

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A Dawn to Fear - Cult of Luna
Morgane Smith Morgane Smith

A Dawn to Fear - Cult of Luna

When a band achieves a masterwork, it means they’ve succeeded at creating a piece of art that extends beyond themselves. It breaches the boundaries…

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Fortitude - Gojira
Morgane Smith Morgane Smith

Fortitude - Gojira

Gojira has always stood out among the cohort of modern progressive death metal bands – for their creative riffs and unique musical aesthetics, yes, but also for their distinctive…

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Origin of the Alimonies - Liturgy
Morgane Smith Morgane Smith

Origin of the Alimonies - Liturgy

Dark ambient orchestral black metal opera. No one’s saying it’s easy to get into. But if you can breach the barriers that this esoteric genre…

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Off the Record: Mastodon
Morgane Smith Morgane Smith

Off the Record: Mastodon

For two decades now, Atlanta-based sludge stalwarts Mastodon have stampeded the world of heavy music, consistently providing some of the most eclectic and inventive metal…

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RTJ4 - Run the Jewels
Morgane Smith Morgane Smith

RTJ4 - Run the Jewels

In 2013, two rappers with nothing in common but their unabashed commitment to social activism and their veteran status in the hip-hop underground wrote and produced…

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SAWAYAMA - Rina Sawayama
Morgane Smith Morgane Smith

SAWAYAMA - Rina Sawayama

Rina Sawayama – this is a name which first entered the purview of music fans with her eponymous debut EP, RINA. With the release of…

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