DM Stith Heavy Ghost (03.2009, Asthmatic Kitty) RIYL = The Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, David Thomas Broughton I don’t know why, but I ha...

Bell Orchestre As Seen Through Windows (03.2009, Arts & Crafts) RIYL = Rachel’s, The Arcade Fire, Tortoise It’s too bad that Montreal’s ...

Hannu Harhailua (02.2009, Kesh) RIYL = Lau Nau, Colleen, Deaf Center Now here is a glistening beam of pure, beautiful oddness - and I mean t...

Millipede Sand & Surf (2009, Install) RIYL = Yellow Swans, Geoff Mullen, Mouthus For anyone who found the super incredible Death Mountai...

Swan Lake Enemy Mine (03.2009, Jagjaguwar) RIYL = Canadian indie rock Why is it that Canada is so successful at breeding smart, insanely tal...

Long Legged Woman Nobody Knows This is Nowhere (01.2009, Pollen Season) RIYL = The Hospitals, The Hunches, Thee Oh Sees, "the(e) rock n...

Mountains Mountains, Mountains, Mountains (10.2008, Catsup Plate) RIYL = Belong, Tim Hecker, amplified butterfly wings? I know that Mountain...

Teeth Mountain Teeth Mountain tour EP (2008, self released) RIYL = Raccoo-oo-oon, Kemialliset Ystavat, tribal wierdos! Oh man, I love Baltim...

Here We Go Magic Here We Go Magic (02.2008, Western Vinyl) Verdict: Paul Simon, Vampire Weekend minus the prep stars, real magic I have bee...

Animal Hospital Memory (03.2009, Barge) RIYL = Scott Tuma, The Fun Years, Ben Frost I think that the very best new music being produced is o...

The Antlers Hospice (03.2009, self released) RIYL = Jeff Buckley, The Velvet Teen, Have a Nice Life Hmm, how to do justice to this album? S...

Tim Hecker An Imaginary Country (03.2009, Kranky) RIYL = Fennesz, Belong, Axolotl Tim Hecker is among the forefathers of the second generati...