Music Reviews
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Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
Big Boi's debut album is every bit as good as its title is long.
Andy Pareti reviews... -
M.I.A. /\/\/\Y/\
After seemingly spending most of the first half of 2010 embroiled in controversy, can provocateuse extraordinaire M.I.A. complete the hat-trick of stellar albums with /\/\/\Y/\?
Joe Rivers actually quite enjoyed typing out all those backslashes... -
The Black Keys Brothers
Back to basics for The Black Keys on the (nearly) Danger Mouse-less album, Brothers.
Andy Pareti finally gets to... -
CocoRosie Grey Oceans
Did you know that trance music makes fairies dance?
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
The Love Language Libraries
Raleigh native with an ear for fifties pop extends his bedroom project into an immense wall of sound.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Soundpool Mirrors In Your Eyes
Soundpool makes a shoegaze record for the dance floor. It sounds great, but does the album work as a whole?
Andrew Baer is an awful dancer... -
Laurie Anderson Homeland
If you're ready for it, it's here.
Alan Shulman reviews -
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang The Wonder Show of the World
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy teams up with The Cairo Gang for his latest - another solid album of melancholy and sage-like eruditions.
Paul Fowler reviews... -
The Roots How I Got Over
Yep, it's another solid album from The Roots, I bet that didn't surprise you too much.
Luke Winkie thinks Joanna Newsom should show up on rap albums more often... -
LCD Soundsystem This Is Happening
James Murphy's last album as LCD Soundsystem has arrived. He more than delivers on every promise he made and every bit of hype that was generated.
Andrew Baer plays this on repeat...