Haunting, poetic, and melancholic.

Three words that can be used to describe this masterpiece. Pink Moon peels back the layers and shows Nick Drake at his most venerable and most profound. This is most evident in his lyrical work. Nick Drake’s use of poetic devices reveal his stories through a naturalistic lens. One can appreciate the repeated mentioning of the Sun and Moon as metaphors, and other references to nature, they illustrate vivid Images and feelings. Naturalistic and ... read more

Swans’ “soundtracks for the blind” is the epitome of Swans’ attitude towards music and creative expression, by far being Michael Gira, and Jarboe’s most experimental and out-there project yet. “Soundtracks for the Blind” clocks in at around 2 hours and 30 minutes roughly, and within this time frame creates a genuinely haunting, harrowing, brutal, and occasionally blissful experience. This album is Swans first real step into Post-Rock as a genre, they ... read more

Just under and hour of brutal, vicious, and unrelenting industrial sludge. Streetcleaner paints a hellish landscape that is complimented by its endlessly creative instrumental work. Godflesh has cited the No Wave/Noise Rock band Swans as having a large influence on their sound, and its very apparent. People have said that Godflesh’s “Streetcleaner” is what “Cop” era Swans would have sounded like if they went Metal. Just as Swans would pave the way for extreme music ... read more