By: Paul Cordes Wilm Down the Sparrow Hole Holy shit! I just don’t know what to make of the new Deerhoof album I admit, this was my initial reaction to Noble And Godlike In Ruin, Deerhoof’s brilliant brand new record. However, anyone who might be exclaiming the above sentiment may as well be also reacting to any one of Deerhoof’s 21 previous releases! But that’s what’s so incredibly fun about […]

By - Paul Cordes Wilm A Road Trip to Rebirth Okay. If you are unfamiliar with the distinctive sounds of DjRum, here is a convenient and informative rundown for you. 1. About the artist : Felix Manuel, aka Djrum (pronounced either “drum” or “dee jay rum”)  is from London, England and produces a highly ambitious form of electronic music which is a clever amalgamation of club styles such as techno, […]

By - Paul Cordes Wilm Out Of This World Wow. I can’t tell you what exactly I was expecting from this release, but it definitely wasn’t this! My first foray into the sounds of Tokyo’s female trio, Kuunatic was a track from this very album that I heard online. It was a song called “Disembodied Ternion” and it sounded more or less like a Rock song with trance-like vocals sung […]

By - Paul Cordes Wilm A Change Is Gonna Come In the most beautiful way, this album could serve as Lonnie Holley’s musical epitaph. In an epic sense, it is not only his most complete and whole sounding work in his canon, there is a slightly historic feel to Tonky not present in his previous works, both personal and worldly. And Lonnie Holley is by all means a historic figure […]

By - Paul Cordes Wilm The World Needs More Music Like This Right Now Welcome to the soundtrack of your future. It comes directly to you via Bogota, Colombia and it heals all wounds, makes everything better, more danceable and (the best part!) just a little bit more hilariously absurd. I’m talking about the immaculate sounds of Los Pirañas, a trio who have been making music on and off as […]

By - Paul Cordes Wilm There’s A Shadow Hanging Over Me As long as I’ve been listening to music and in turn, as long as I’ve been making music (since I was a small kid), I’ve always been aware of and truly appreciated just how powerful of a tool it can be, especially when it comes to emotional purging or catharsis. I recall being around 5 years old listening to […]

By - Paul Cordes Wilm Saving All My Love Kim Deal has one of the most recognizable voices in indie rock history. We first heard her as a backup and occasional lead vocalist long, long ago when she was part of the pioneering band The Pixies, formed in 1986. Then, we heard her unmistakable voice singing alongside her twin sister Kelley in the 90’s pop rock outfit The Breeders, who […]

a review by Paul Cordes Wilm Love Hurts : Colin Stetson’s the love it took to leave you Gut-wrenching, heart-wrenching … and on a primal, instinctive level, soul-wrenching. That’s how I would describe my first, my second and all of my successive listens to Canadian-American Colin Stetson’s new masterwork, The love it took to leave you. Stetson’s intense alto saxophone work has provided the soundtrack to an impressive list of […]

By - Paul Cordes Wilm It must be truly exciting to be Fontaines D.C. right now. It also must be a whole lot of fun! Their brand new album Romance is a defining turning point for the band. If you’ve never heard of Dubliners, Fontaines D.C., this is the absolute perfect album to get you started. Its 11 tracks find them simultaneously exploring new territory and yet being ever-faithful to […]