Articles by Kyle Kohner
Drahla Mine the Depths on the Anxious 'angeltape'
PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2024
You wouldn't know it from Luciel Brown's cold and inert delivery, but an intense anxiety binds Drahla's seedy and seemingly despairing ...
Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter Is on a Mysterious Pilgrimage on 'SAVED!'
PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2023
Take up your cross and behold, the Reverend has arrived, miraculously, from her despairing ravine of pain and sorrow! Following her harrow...
Strange Ranger Assume a New Form on the Entrancing 'Pure Music'
PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2023
It's invigorating when an artist or band undergoes a drastic transformation in style or vision without losing their identity. Strange Range...
Youth Lagoon Finds His Voice Again on 'Heaven Is a Junkyard'
PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2023
Before Youth Lagoon was put on hiatus, Trevor Powers' dream pop project was defined by its ethereal intangibility. It possessed a sound and...
McKinley Dixon Manifests a Different Future on 'Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?'
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2023
Through her cutting and renowned Beloved Trilogy, author Toni Morrison cradled beautiful multitudes within her many captivating and boundle...
Liturgy's '93696' Burns with Fury and Ecstasy
PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2023
Every artistic decision and mark of evolution that Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix has made under the umbrella of Liturgy has been in service of her q...
Billy Nomates Survives the Drought on Steely-Eyed 'CACTI'
PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2023
On the cover of her sophomore record CACTI, Tor Maries, aka Billy Nomates, postures herself as such — a cactus with limbs bent askew, off-b...
Jordaan Mason & Their Orchestra 'REWRITE THE WORDS AGAIN' with Honesty and Heart
PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2022
While certainly not unknown, Toronto's Jordaan Mason and their sprawling catalogue have maintained an obscure presence with a small but dev...
