Author: Holden Jaffe
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EP
by Holden Jaffe
What Kvöl’s new EP lacks in musicality is made up for in character. The Reykjavík-based post-punk band, which counts noted…
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Grúska
by Holden Jaffe
From start to finish, Grúska Babúska’s wobbly, otherworldly self-titled debut is a pleasure to experience. There is something definitively narrative…
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Hugar
by Holden Jaffe
I found myself six tracks into Hugar’s self-titled instrumental debut before realizing that the first song had ended. This could…
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47
by Holden Jaffe
Japanese Super Shift’s ’47’ is an unexpectedly emotional album. The record, which marks the newest creation from producer-instrumentalist Stefnir Gunnarsson,…