Daniel Belgrad

Joined: November 19, 2020
Articles: 7

LPs and EPs, Reviews

Review: Julien Baker – ‘Little Oblivions’

Julien Baker’s 3rd record 'Little Oblivions' is ambitious and adventurous, although it never quite moves beyond a flat plane, both in dynamism and sonic invention. That’s certainly not a bad thing, and it speaks to Baker’s focus on the here and now.

Daniel Belgrad
March 11, 2021

Reviews, Singles, Videos, YouTube

Stray Fossa releases ‘Orange Days’ single and music video

Stray Fossa released their second single, 'Orange Days' from their forthcoming debut album, 'With You For Ever'. Daniel Belgrad reviews the single and music video.

Daniel Belgrad
February 16, 2021

LPs and EPs, Reviews, SoundCloud, Spotify

Review: TOLEDO – ‘Jockeys of Love’

In 'Jockeys of Love', TOLEDO thoroughly focuses in upon an exacting musical vision; there is only positive building, climbing closer and closer towards the sublime.

Daniel Belgrad
February 12, 2021

Reviews, Singles

New Single: TOLEDO – Dog Has Its Day

There’s a lot to love on TOLEDO’s newest single, a high fidelity extension of their bedroom pop instincts, a beautiful slice of Americana, alongside a friendly hang-out mentality.

Daniel Belgrad
January 12, 2021

BandCamp, Reviews, Spotify

Review: waveform* – Last Room

Prolific and utterly moving, you’ll be hard pressed to find modern songwriters this good and this crushing as waveform*. Reviewed by Daniel Belgrad of Vern Matz.

Daniel Belgrad
December 16, 2020

BandCamp, LPs and EPs, Reviews, YouTube

Review: Slow Pulp – Moveys

Slow Pulp is strikingly reminiscent of 90s bands, while also standing in as a poster child for a fast developing branch of indie music that was born from the world of bedroom pop.

Daniel Belgrad
November 19, 2020

BandCamp, LPs and EPs, Reviews

Review: CASTLEBEAT – Melodrama

The music of Melodrama has the feeling of rushing past you, moving from the front of your ear to the back until it releases in a fog. The blurriness of the record is a peaceful high, but the faded catharsis also belies a certain pain. As Melodrama becomes progressively pensive, the brightness of CASTLEBEAT gives way to a muted melancholy.

Daniel Belgrad
November 8, 2020