Seabuckthorn
In Nightfall
Bookmaker (2011)
Seabuckthorn is the one-man solo acoustic project of UK guitarist Andy Cartwright. He's listed as similar to artists like Grails, John Fahey and James Blackshaw, but I hear him almost as an instrumental version of Splinterskin. Even though his debut album In Nightfall is only slightly over twenty minutes long, there is an unexpected amount of maturity to the material.Cartwright takes what would otherwise be ordinary acoustic folksy stylings and twists a slightly darker life into them. His music is labelled as “psych-folk,” but it's still intensely difficult to describe the exact nature of the music he creates. It sounds like walking through an empty forest during fall with leaves gently descending on either side of a path and the sun slowly beginning to set on the horizon. It sounds like sitting alone in a graveyard at three in the morning with a cool breeze whistling softly behind your back. It sounds like Andy McKee if he started channelling the soul of H.P. Lovecraft.What I'm trying to communicate is that this music sounds unexpectedly eerie. It's a rather enjoyable aesthetic, actually. It makes you want to sit alone and experience the sense of autumnal longing the music tries to convey. … Read more
Various Artists
Grey Area & Go Rydell - Split
Black Numbers (2011)
After 10 years since their last release, Grey Area returns with 2 new songs. They’ve brought along Go Rydell—the melodic-hardcore … Read more
Heinali And Matt Finney
Ain't No Night
Paradigms Recordings (2011)
Much has been said about this project - spanning a vast ocean, two continents and many genres in between - … Read more
Heinali And Matt Finney
Ain't No Night
Paradigms Recordings (2011)
This two person project that spans continents has gotten a bit more attention in the past year or so. Having … Read more
Taking Back Sunday
Self Titled
Warner Bros. (2011)
Taking Back Sunday were once the face of the new alternative underground movement often labeled as “emo” but over the … Read more
