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• Album Review: Forest Swords - Bolted

  By Josh LaClair| Beats Per Minute Verified [Ninja Tune; 2023]Forest Swords produces tracks that are doubly cryptic. Yes, there is an inexplicable nature to the source materials Matthew Barnes utilizes in his creations, but they also sound like they were recorded in an actual crypt. The latter quality, which is fairly self-explanatory, is certainly prevalent on his new album, Bolted, the long-awaited follow-up to 2017’s Compassion.

  By Josh LaClair · Beats Per Minute

  Oct. 23, 2023

• Album Review: Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We

  By Josh LaClair| Beats Per Minute Verified [Dead Oceans; 2023]Back in September of 2019, Mitski had finally had enough. She left fans stunned and concerned when she announced that her Central Park performance, scheduled on the 9th of that month, would be her “last show indefinitely.” People took to online forums, trying desperately to decipher Mitski’s cryptic use of ‘indefinitely’, and speculating about the potential causes of this bemusing decision, and more importantly, the potential effects.

  By Josh LaClair · Beats Per Minute

  Sep. 15, 2023

• Album Review: Forest Swords - Bolted

  By Josh LaClair| Beats Per Minute Verified [Ninja Tune; 2023]Forest Swords produces tracks that are doubly cryptic. Yes, there is an inexplicable nature to the source materials Matthew Barnes utilizes in his creations, but they also sound like they were recorded in an actual crypt. The latter quality, which is fairly self-explanatory, is certainly prevalent on his new album, Bolted, the long-awaited follow-up to 2017’s Compassion.

  By Josh LaClair · Beats Per Minute

  Oct. 23, 2023

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