Counting Cards – Jormungandr Muscular, energetic hybrid of punk and metal that mixes the two very effectively. If I had to characterize it […]
OPM: Paths Less Taken
Sivko-Burko – Omni Plus Ultra Baroque chamber prog with genuine ambition and a wide-ranging, wild range of influences. A folky Americana is the […]
OPM: Jazz Folk Techno Pop
RYA! – Mareld över Kvarken Unique and engaging take on jazz fusion, where the fused elements include Swedish folk music, electronic pop, and […]
OPM: Brand New You’re Retro
Ed Herbers – Upper Atmosphere Space-themed ambient concept album that manages to musically capture a bit of the grandeur, scope and mystery of […]
OPM: Putting the Pop in Popular
Thor Speeler – Vestige Appealing and well-crafted set of gloriously synth-driven indie pop. The opening tracks suggest something between the Postal Service and […]
OPM: Minimal Metal Mashups
wordsSHIFTminds – Memento Mori Intense multigenre mixture of synthwave, DnB, breakbeats and more, delivered with a uniquely present production aesthetic. This is an […]
OPM: Well-Made Weirdness
Walrus Promenade – Immune to Consequences A delightfully bizarre tribute (?) album to an even more bizarre videogame called Blaseball that delivers the […]
OPM: Future Folk
Victor Fernandes – Hide in the Shadows of the Quiet Complex and unusual take on indie rock that pulls in elements of jazz, […]
OPM: Palindromic Selection
The Vardaman Ensemble – FR FR A dense and kaleidoscopic vision of bold rock experimentalism that seems to exist inside a madman’s head […]
OPM: Belief in Music
Imrryr – Catalyst A bold, cinematic sci-fi vision rendered in shades of prog, electro and classic soundtrack work. Underpinning the music is a […]