archived brainwashed reviews
Jules Reidy, “Ghost/Spirit” (Thrill Jockey, 2025)
This first Thrill Jockey opus from shapeshifting Aussie guitar visionary Jules Reidy is a mindblowing creative leap forward, as otherworldly tunings, American Primitive-style steel string guitar, autotuned pop, futuristic psychedelia, […]
Bill Orcutt, “How To Rescue Things” (Palilalia, 2024)
This latest opus from San Francisco avant-guitar visionary Bill Orcutt is a charming and improbable outlier in his strange and wonderful discography, as it feels like a remarkably sincere homage […]
Big Blood, “Electric Voyeur” (Don’t Trust The Ruin, 2024)
This delightful end-of-year surprise is the culmination of a decade-long project in which Colleen Kinsella and Caleb Mulkerin devoted themselves to building (and learning to play) their own homemade electronic […]
Fennesz, “Mosiac” (Touch, 2024)
One thing that I particularly love about Christian Fennesz is that he only seems to surface with a new solo album when he has undergone some sort of significant creative […]
Mouse on Mars, “Herzog Sessions” (Sonig, 2024)
I never know quite what to expect when a new release from the Mouse on Mars camp surfaces, but their unwavering commitment to both derangement and bold artistic choices has […]
James Blackshaw, “Unraveling In Your Hands” (Self-Released, 2024)
This album has been a long time coming, as Blackshaw has mostly been on an extended hiatus from performing and recording since 2016, as the eternal instability and financial stresses […]
Rafael Anton Irisarri, “FAÇADISMS” (Black Knoll Editions, 2024)
This latest album from Rafael Anton Irisarri was partially inspired by an overheard malaprop in Italy years ago in which someone at a restaurant mistranslated The American Dream as “The […]
Holy Tongue Meets Shackleton, “The Tumbling Psychic Joy of Now” (AD93, 2024)
Unsurprisingly, I have been following Holy Tongue since the project first surfaced with their killer self-titled EP back in 2020, as few things could more obviously be more right up […]