Post by Alan Ranta (@alanranta) on Sun, 18 Oct 15 17:44:11 +0000 View Full Post Chrome Canyon released the best album of the '80s on Stones Throw in 2012. Elemental Themes is pure synth worship wrapped in a fantasy.
Post by Alan Ranta (@alanranta) on Sun, 18 Oct 15 07:44:55 +0000 View Full Post Going through some old emails, trying to get my way through my ever replenishing inbox, I noticed this kid Nick Martyn (Las Mar) from Melbourne, Australia has b...
Post by Alan Ranta (@alanranta) on Thu, 15 Oct 15 01:53:13 +0000 View Full Post Check my take on a fairly weird night that featured Language Arts and Jessica Moss (Thee Silver Mt. Zion) supporting Jer...
Post by Alan Ranta (@alanranta) on Wed, 14 Oct 15 19:20:33 +0000 View Full Post My take on Jay Crocker's new project, the weird-ass 'MUUIXX' LP he recorded under the name Joyfultalk for Drip Audio, is now up at Tiny Mix Tapes.
Post by Alan Ranta (@alanranta) on Sat, 10 Oct 15 00:55:15 +0000 View Full Post I went a long way to justify this score. I try to be honest yet supportive with most of my reviews, and I can never be e...
Post by Alan Ranta (@alanranta) on Mon, 05 Oct 15 04:58:18 +0000 View Full Post This clip nails how I feel about the dress code for the Canadian citizenship ceremony. Wear whatever the fuck you want. It's a free country.
Post by Alan Ranta (@alanranta) on Thu, 01 Oct 15 16:29:43 +0000 View Full Post Big thanks to Light In The Attic Records for bringing this album into my life. I'd never heard of Lizzy Mercier Descloux...
Post by Alan Ranta (@alanranta) on Thu, 01 Oct 15 00:20:54 +0000 View Full Post Sink into Chelsea Wolfe's Abyss immediately. Words at the Georgia Straight.
Post by Alan Ranta (@alanranta) on Tue, 29 Sep 15 20:48:04 +0000 View Full Post If you're a fan of Chad VanGaalen-esque animation, you must check Aloa Input's new video, up now at Exclaim.
Post by Alan Ranta (@alanranta) on Mon, 28 Sep 15 00:01:20 +0000 View Full Post U.S. Girls' first album on 4AD just shot way up my best LPs of 2015 list. More words at Exclaim!