Category: Albums

  • Why You Should Spin: Animatronics by Rolando Simmons

    An electronic artist hailing from Sweden, Mattias Östling who goes under the moniker of Rolando Simmons, has caught my ears when entering the mystifying world of IDM. And in this subgenre being so broad and boundary pushing, the cerebral experience he provides here in Animatronics is such a treat for any voyeurs in experimental electronic…

  • Why You Should Spin: Bleeds by Wednesday

    I first heard about this band from North Carolina through the Brooklyn Vegan blog and saw this quirky and somber album cover that looks like it’s from Where the Wild Things Are. The creature on the cover looked like they needed a hug, so I wanted to give them a listen! Wednesday has been around…

  • Why You Should Spin: Loner by Barry Can’t Swim

    I first heard about this electronic Scottish producer and at the same time, entranced after listening to his track “Sonder”, from his debut album, When Will We Land? It was such a beautiful house cut with these lovely piano melodies, a nostalgic saxophone segment, and African vocals. It made the track breathe and is very…

  • Why You Should Spin: Phonetics On and On by Horsegirl

    If being carefree has manifested in sonic form, then this album would be it. It came out last February on Valentine’s Day. A coincidence on the release day? I like to think not, since they do talk about love. On that note, there is much to love on here with its sunny disposition and charm.…

  • Why You Should Spin: Black Star by Amaarae

    An album I have anticipated and happily welcome as her sophomore album, Fountain Baby, was such a huge hit for me and others. Amaarae is such a bold, daring pop figure that pushes the genre over new thresholds. What made Fountain Baby so great was her utilizing her tantalizing pitched vocals along these afrobeats that…

  • Why You Should Spin: Death Hilarious by Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

    That’s a lot of pigs. This metal outfit from Newcastle, England bellows out, not only raise their fist into the air, but vent out their wrath and their woes in their most recent album released this year, Death Hilarious. Not going to lie, I was browsing bands and their amusing name stuck out like a…

  • Why You Should Spin: Magic, Alive! by McKinley Dixon

    Forgive the title. Still work shopping it. But this is the category in which I want to talk into the ether and into some ears about albums. If anyone is interested in my positive take on these albums or wanting to discover newer or older records then this is the place to stop by. And…here…we…go……