Arca - Xen
‘Xen’ is full of gorgeously haunting contradictions.
5th November 2014, 6:00pm
‘Xen’ is full of gorgeously haunting contradictions.
5th November 2014, 6:00pm
A consistently strong listen, albeit a somewhat uneventful one.
15th August 2014, 12:55pm
Feature
DIY’s batch of new music tips features Kevin Abstract and Mirror Kisses.
26th June 2014, 12:00am
Goofily serious, but rarely ever with the intention of fun.
4th June 2014, 10:39am
The thing that makes ‘CLPPNG’ so appealing isn’t how it subverts norms; it’s how it embraces them.
3rd June 2014, 4:30pm
Severely damaged, sometimes terrifying, and always enjoyable, it’s his most challenging album yet.
11th May 2014, 8:13am
Interview
Tom Fec discusses torturing his already broken sound on new album ‘Ultima II Massage’.
8th May 2014, 7:41am
Louder, bolder, but a little less unique.
20th April 2014, 12:06pm
Perhaps their most immediate, but also most expansive release yet.
14th April 2014, 8:56am
An endearingly frustrating record that deserves more treatment than it is given, if only for its stellar lyrical content.
12th April 2014, 3:29pm
An exciting debut.
7th April 2014, 1:03pm
Incredibly daring hip-hop that isn’t trying to impress, but does so anyway.
6th April 2014, 9:38am
Live Review
There’s a sense of expansiveness that lends itself well to a live setting.
20th March 2014, 10:37am
If a comparison has to be made regarding Tycho’s sound, it’s that of the most relaxing walk in the countryside conceivable.
17th March 2014, 2:25pm
Not a record concerned with beauty, despite frequently embracing it.
14th March 2014, 11:45am
There’s no release from Perfect Pussy’s frighteningly tight grip.
13th March 2014, 1:23pm
The focus is primarily on making breezy and buoyant off-kilter pop songs.
3rd March 2014, 10:01am
Live Review
With his rhymes hitting the crowd right square in the teeth, his accuracy is simply alarming.
25th February 2014, 12:08pm
A dynamic debut that’s the very picture of untouched beauty.
21st February 2014, 1:20pm
His electronics blend perfectly with his soft voice, heating the otherwise frosty soundscapes.
16th February 2014, 3:17pm
Once again frighteningly fresh.
14th February 2014, 5:11pm
An album which prefers to glisten rather than to outright shine.
31st January 2014, 3:37pm
A brilliant example of the beauty to be found in destruction.
29th January 2014, 5:26pm
Not much is said, but a lot is told.
28th January 2014, 10:36am
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.