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Ben HoltinVesto ReviewPSYCHIC ILLS & GIBBY HAYNES| Album Review — ‘FRKWYS 4.5: Nowhere in the Night’Nowhere in the Night is special because there was no agenda to it other than to jam–pure, unpretentious improvisation.Nov 4, 2022Nov 4, 2022
Ben HoltinVesto ReviewTHE SMILE | Album Review — ‘A Light for Attracting Attention’The Smile are a new rock band formed by Radiohead’s key creatives Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, with Tom Skinner of the earth-shaking…Jun 17, 2022Jun 17, 2022
Ben HoltDeconstructed: An Interview with Black Dice’s Bjorn CopelandBlack Dice return with a brand new full-length LP Mod Prog Sic, out 10/1 on FourFour Records. The album is the band’s first recording since…Sep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021
Ben HoltinVesto ReviewCRAZY DOBERMAN | Album Review — ‘The Royal Tuning Kit’Psych/jazz/drone beasts Crazy Doberman release their most interesting project yet with The Royal Tuning Kit, an experiment in sonic…Sep 16, 2021Sep 16, 2021
Ben HoltinVesto ReviewObliterate: An Interview with Jucifer’s Gazelle Amber ValentineJucifer’s latest album is singular to their body of work — sung entirely in Arabic and performed with acoustic instruments.Jan 28, 2021Jan 28, 2021
Ben HoltinVesto ReviewCarola Ortiz: Half Woman, Half BirdFlamenco is a Spanish folkloric music, very emotional, traditionally performed with only voice and guitar. On Sirin, Ortiz accents the…Jul 25, 20201Jul 25, 20201