Articles by Oliver Thompson
François J. Bonnet & Stephen O'Malley
Cylene
PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2019
Given that Cylene is in part the creation of doom metal pioneer Stephen O'Malley, it comes as a surprise that this project doesn't bear the...
Adam Green
Engine of Paradise
PUBLISHED Sep 3, 2019
Engine of Paradise re-treads old ground for the Mouldy Peaches alumnus Adam Green. Not only does this album maintain the baroque pop style...
Ride
This Is Not a Safe Place
PUBLISHED Aug 15, 2019
With the re-emergence of interest in shoegaze in recent years, it comes as no surprise that one of the genre's cornerstone bands, Ride, con...
Kirin J. Callinan
Return to Center
PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2019
Kirin J. Callinan's output usually oscillates between irony and sincerity with vulgar glee. The Australian singer-songwriter and provocateu...
Morrissey
California Son
PUBLISHED May 21, 2019
"We will descend on anyone unable to defend themselves," sang Morrissey on his 1991 masterpiece "We'll Let You Know," recently brought back...
Kyle Bobby Dunn
From Here to Eternity
PUBLISHED May 2, 2019
His first album in five years, From Here to Eternity sees Canada's Kyle Bobby Dunn explore vast vistas of emotion across an expansive 18 tr...
Damien Jurado
In the Shape of a Storm
PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2019
Written in 1998, the opening track to Damien Jurado's latest album, "Lincoln," ends with a refrain emblematic of the entire project: "There...
American Football
American Football (LP 3)
PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2019
American Football are a product of their time and place. Their debut self-titled LP cemented the short-lived band's reputation amongst emo...
