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Matt pond PA - “Last Light” : Sentimentalist Magazine Review

Brace yourself for another bittersweet album about… love. Pond takes us through an acoustic journey about the struggle and loneliness of old loves lost. “Last Light” perfectly describes the treachery of heartbreak with jabbing chords and ephemeral thoughts of self-indulgence. Collaborating with Neko Case (“Taught to Look Away”) saves the album with its hopeless [...]

25 Sep 2007 | 2 comments | More
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Sea Wolf - “Leaves in The River” : Sentimentalist Magazine Review

Like Jack London’s protagonist Wolf Larson in his 1904 book The Sea-Wolf, Alex Brown Church’s songwriting is ambitious and intelligent, but also cynical and restive. This fine debut shows one man’s ability to create Chamber-music—a la folk and pop—that includes, but’s not limited to, timpani, cello, and a plundering accordion. “Middle-distance Runner” is a [...]

25 Sep 2007 | 1 comment | More
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Via Audio - “Say Something” : Sentimentalist Magazine Review

The most striking element of this long awaited first full-length from NYC’s Via Audio is the diversity in its sound. Any given song on the record can turn from a quiet ballad to a noisy rocker, vocals duties are swapped between band members, catchy hooks appear out of nowhere and vanish just as quickly [...]

25 Sep 2007 | More
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Moving Units co-headlining with VHS or BETA this November

Our favorite L.A. dark dance rock pioneers, Moving Units, are featured in Sentimentalist Magazine’s fall issue 26 for good reason. Their second album, Hexes for Exes, which expands on their original sound with more introspective songs and complexity, (sounds like a fine wine), is about to be released on October 9th on [...]

24 Sep 2007 | More
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Shocking Pinks: None too Shocking: Sentimentalist Magazine Online Exclusive Interview

I met with Mr. Nick Harte in the Astralwerks offices, which, as a label slowly learning to be a distribution company, is learning how to play the part with a reception area on par with a dentist’s office and an artist’s lounge replete with pool table chillingly covered in plastic… Nick Harte sat rigidly on [...]

24 Sep 2007 | More
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Einstürzende Neubauten new album, Alles wieder offen

Some of Sentimentalist Magazine’s staff have just returned from a short jaunt to Berlin, so what better news than that of a new Einstürzende Neubauten album in our midst?
In their 27th year, Einstürzende Neubauten again prove the potency of their philo-acoustic long-term therapy. After their successful 2007 tour of the U.K. the mature avant-garde All-Stars [...]

23 Sep 2007 | 1 comment | More
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The Voyces : Sentimentalist Magazine How Hear This

What year did the band form.
My answer would be 2006, but it’s up for debate.
How did all the band members meet?
Jude and I met at an open mic in New York City. Frank and I met while we were in a Manhattan Bodega, reaching for the same package of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. The [...]

22 Sep 2007 | 5 comments | More
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The Shackeltons : Sentimentalist Magazine Now Hear This

What year did the band form?
Dan Schuchman: January 2005…that was when Justin’s brother, Josh played bass, and our friend Jonathan Slick played drums, Sean and Justin entered the band in early September of 2005.
(photos by Tear-n)

22 Sep 2007 | 6 comments | More
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Dragons Of Zynth : Sentimentalist Magazine Now Hear This

What year did the band form?
Akwetey: 2005
How did all the band members meet?
Aku and I were kicking each other in the womb, yes, we are twins. Autry we met off the street in Brooklyn. He was all jive talkin’, sayin ‘I just got here from ATL, skip skap where the party at?!’ Bzza is our [...]

22 Sep 2007 | 1 comment | More
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Maps Plots First US Road Trek

 James Chapman, aka mastermind behind UK’s Mercury Prize-nominated Maps is finally making his way across the pond to let Americans in on what all the hot fuss is about behind his debut album We Can Create, which was recorded in his bedroom using just a 16-track recorder and not Pro Tools. Starting on September 22 [...]

20 Sep 2007 | More
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