archived brainwashed reviews
Kyle Kidd, “Soothsayer” (American Dreams, 2022)
This first solo album from queer, androgynous soul singer Kyle Kidd is an incredibly strong contender for best debut of the year, but he/she/they (Kidd embraces all pronounds) has been […]
William Basinski and Janek Schaefer, “. . . on reflection” (Temporary Residence, 2022)
There are several William Basinski albums that I absolutely love, but his various collaborations are rarely as compelling as his solo work (the leftfield Sparkle Division being a notable exception, […]
The Soft Pink Truth, “Was It Ever Real?” (Thrill Jockey, 2022)
I had successfully deluded myself into thinking that I had spent my pandemic downtime wisely and constructively for the most part, but learning that Drew Daniel spent that same period […]
Earthen Sea, “Ghost Poems” (Kranky, 2022)
This latest release from the long-running ambient dub solo project of erstwhile Mi Ami/Black Eyes bassist Jacob Long is stirring up some feelings of regret about how I managed to […]
Insect Factory, “Celestial Cycles” (Already Dead, 2022)
Jeff Barsky has been quietly releasing alternately sublime and noise-ravaged guitar albums for years and this latest album finds him returning to LA’s oft ahead-of-the-curve Already Dead Tapes (where he […]
Ashley Paul, “I Am Fog” (Orange Milk, 2022)
Ten years after her first appearance on Keith Rankin and Seth Graham’s perennially bizarre and eclectic Orange Milk label , Paul returns to the fold with her new trio. Naturally, […]
Nonconnah, “Don’t Go Down To Lonesome Holler” (Ernest Jenning Record Co., 2022)
In general, releasing a three-hour album is a highly dubious endeavor, as such an extreme length usually turns even very good music into an endurance test and virtually guarantees that […]
Širom, “The Liquified Throne of Simplicity” (Tak:til/Glitterbeat, 2022)
I feel like I got into this Slovenian “imaginary folk” trio a bit late, as 2019’s A Universe That Roasts Blossoms For A Horse was the first Širom album that […]