![Panophonic: Alumbra (Patetico Recordings, 2003)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Panophonic-Alumbra.jpg?resize=225%2C140&ssl=1)
by Brent After heading Philadelphia’s psychedelic-shoegaze band Stellarscope through a barrage of tasty noise-rock releases, Tommy Lugo has decided it was time to make music…
![Lycia: Estrella (Silber Records, 2005)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Lycia-estrella.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
by Jason Lycia has re-released their last album, Estrella. This album is breathtaking, to say the least. Called “Dark Wave” by Silber Records, this album recalls…
![V/A: Some Paths Lead Back Again: A compilation by The Marcia Blaine School For Girls (Highpoint Lowlife Records, 2005)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Some-Paths-Lead-Back-Again-A-compilation-by-The-Marcia-Blaine-School-For-Girls.jpg?resize=300%2C140&ssl=1)
by Brent One would not be faulted for thinking the music contained on Some Paths Lead Back Again was ballet or classical music, on the basis…
![Remora: Enamored (Silber Records, 2005)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2005/05/remora-enamored.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
by Jason Enamored is Remora’s first full-length in four years. This LP is a collection of songs written over a long period of time and the…
![My Education: Italian (Thirty Ghost Records, 2005)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/My-Education-Italian.jpg?resize=460%2C140&ssl=1)
by Jason Formed with ex and current members of Stars of the Lid, Ultrasound, Cinders, ECFA, The Brian Purgington Presents American Vodka, and The Fat…
![Detwiije: Would You Rather Be Followed By Forty Ducks for the Rest of Your Life? (Gizeh Recordings, 2005)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Detwiije.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
by Jason Detwiije’s expansive, guitar driven instrumental rock ala Mogwai and Godspeed, You Black Emperor is quickly becoming a common staple in my cd player. Would You…
![Like a Stuntman: Fresh Air Is Not The Worst Thing In Town (Highpoint Lowlife Records, 2005)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Like-a-Stuntman-Fresh-Air-Is-Not-The-Worst-Thing-In-Town.jpg?resize=300%2C140&ssl=1)
by Brent London, England’s Highpoint Lowlife Records just might be one of the strongest and most interesting music labels I’ve come across in the last…
![Reverb: Swirl (Elephant Stone Records, 2005)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Reverb-Swirl.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
by Brent One of the recent (and more exciting) trends in music is for labels to re-release a band’s previously hard-to-find catalogue. Sometimes the re-release…
![Growing: The Soul of the Rainbow and the Harmony of Light (Kranky, 2004)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Growing-Harmony.jpg?resize=300%2C140&ssl=1)
by Jason Growing consists of Kevin Doria on bass and guitar and Joe Denardo on guitar. Hailing from New York City, this instrumental band comes at…
![The Choir: O How The Mighty Have Fallen (Galaxy 21 Music, 2005)](https://i0.wp.com/somewherecold.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/The-Choir-O-How-The-Mighty-Have-Fallen.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
by Brent A band with a record of quality releases over a long period time is a rare breed. Most bands shine for a few…