Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2004–2012
Palmer's Medic, an electronic recording project of a certain Seth David-Andrew Hubbard from southern Utah — Cedar City, Utah, to be precise about things — produces young, fresh music vaguely encapsulatable under genre titles of ambient…
A Faulty Chromosome produces fairly engaging music that, while pulling from a variety of influences, maintains a fairly distinct shoegaze tone. At times a little offsetting, the band doesn't "pull any punches," per se, with their usage of…
It's not often I come across something so compelling as this: Cryv is a Japanese shoegaze and electroclash group — they're twin brothers — that, well, are far from bad. Yes, that's really just a roundabout way of calling this band good,…
Experimental Aircraft are an interesting group (there are plenty of those out there) that's releasing their third album, Third Transmission: Meet Me On Echo Terrace on Feb. 26 on Graveface Records . Maintaining a healthy combination of…
Let’s get one thing straight: I don’t know what “love” actually means. It’s a terribly abstract thing, and we’ve been taught that it’s some mystical, valuable emotion we should all strive for. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t — but I think I…
Plastic Operator are an electronic indie pop duo out of the U.K. made up of Mathieu Gendreau and Pieter Van Dessel. Their music is a refreshing change from the typical guitar-drums-bass combination that has dominated the music scene for so…
Haale, from New York but of Iranian descent, crafts uniquely engaging music that combines progressive rock sensibilities (if there are such things) with traditional Persian style. Her debut, No Ceiling hits shelves March 18. The title…
Bright Eyes, the brainchild, if you will, of Conor Oberst, was awarded with a Grammy today in the category of "Best Recording Package" for Cassadaga . The release, designed by Saddle Creek graphic artist Zack Nipper, beat out Portland…