Open Doom Crescendo, A Lo-Fi Odyssey
By Ethan Eng | May 8, 2023
Open Doom Crescendo, A Lo-Fi Odyssey
Therapy Dogs director Ethan Eng talks about Terry Chiu and his death-wish magnum opus, Open Doom Crescendo.
Tag: lo-fi
Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes, Swan Lake) Talks Jessica Pratt’s On Your Own Love Again
By Carey Mercer | January 30, 2015
By Carey Mercer | January 30, 2015
Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes, Swan Lake) Talks Jessica Pratt’s On Your Own Love Again
Jessica Pratt’s second album is a total beauty. And not just because it illustrates the difference between letting yourself be and capital-B Being.
Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches) Talks Karen O’s Crush Songs
By Lauren Mayberry | September 8, 2014
By Lauren Mayberry | September 8, 2014
Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches) Talks Karen O’s Crush Songs
Intimate, direct and yes, lo-fi, Karen O's solo album delves deep into the guts of this messy thing we call love.
Luke Temple (Here We Go Magic) Talks Mac DeMarco’s Salad Days
By Luke Temple | April 4, 2014
By Luke Temple | April 4, 2014
Luke Temple (Here We Go Magic) Talks Mac DeMarco’s Salad Days
The internet allows fans to feel connected with artists on a more intimate level. No longer are we beholden to any sort of programming — we can...
Brendan Canty (Fugazi, Deathfix) Talks Múm’s Smilewound
By Brendan Canty | September 18, 2013
By Brendan Canty | September 18, 2013
Brendan Canty (Fugazi, Deathfix) Talks Múm’s Smilewound
The Icelandic group Múm has made a bunch of records that I can really sink my teeth into. The records have a distant, lo-fi, found-sound quality...
David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) Talks Bill Callahan’s Dream River
By David Bazan | September 13, 2013
By David Bazan | September 13, 2013
David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) Talks Bill Callahan’s Dream River
I saw Bill Callahan open for Joanna Newsom in December of 2006, a sold-out show at a 1200-capacity venue in Seattle. The house was pretty much full...
Jana Hunter (Lower Dens) Talks King Krule’s 6 Feet Beneath the Moon
By Jana Hunter | August 26, 2013
By Jana Hunter | August 26, 2013
Jana Hunter (Lower Dens) Talks King Krule’s 6 Feet Beneath the Moon
This is a record I want to like. I've felt this way a lot about King Krule. I like Archy Marshall, the little I know of him via his public presence.
Eddie Argos (Art Brut) Talks About Accidentally Writing a Rock Musical
By Eddie Argos | June 29, 2013
By Eddie Argos | June 29, 2013
Eddie Argos (Art Brut) Talks About Accidentally Writing a Rock Musical
I have accidentally co-written what could be referred to as a rock musical called The Islanders. This has surprised me as, like most sane...
Janet Weiss (Quasi, Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag) Talks Sonny and the Sunsets’ Antenna to the Afterworld
By Janet Weiss | June 10, 2013
By Janet Weiss | June 10, 2013
Janet Weiss (Quasi, Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag) Talks Sonny and the Sunsets’ Antenna to the Afterworld
For the past 20 years, throughout my continuing course as a rock & roll drummer, my paramount aspiration has been to get through to someone — to...