archived brainwashed reviews
Jasmine Guffond, “Yellow Bell” (Sonic Pieces, 2015)
Jasmine Guffond’s reinvention under her given name appeared a few months ago amidst a surprising amount of buzz and favorable comparisons to artists like Grouper and early Julia Holter, which […]
The Dead C, “Eusa Kills” (Flying Nun, 1989)
This 1989 album is most notable for being generally regarded as The Dead C’s “pop” album. Also, a lot of people seem to rank it quite highly within the band’s […]
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, “A Year With 13 Moons” (Mexican Summer, 2015)
Back in 2010, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma released what is arguably his masterpiece to date, an improbably successful celebration of love entitled Love Is A Stream. Several years later, its melancholy follow-up […]
The Dead C, “The White House” (Siltbreeze, 1995)
This 1995 release is generally regarded to be one of the dirt-encrusted jewels of The Dead C’s frequently perplexing discography. For the most part, however, that place of honor is […]
*AR, “Diagrams for the Summoning of Wolves” (Corbel Stone Press, 2015)
Being a rabid Richard Skelton fan, I was initially heartbroken when this release sold out before I could get my hands on it, but now that I have the digital […]
Disappears, “Irreal” (Kranky, 2015)
2013’s Era was a criminally underappreciated monster of an album that marked an significant, unexpected surge forward in forging a distinctive and wonderful aesthetic all Disappears’ own. I am not […]
Big Blood, “Unlikely Mothers” (Blackest Rainbow, 2014)
Sometimes I wonder why the rest of the world does not seem to appreciate the singular genius of Colleen Kinsella and Caleb Mulkerin like I do. Other times, an album […]
Black To Comm (Type, 2014)
It has been quite a long wait since the last proper Black To Comm album (2009’s wonderful Alphabet 1968), so it was an absolute delight to have Marc Richter unexpectedly […]