Music Reviews
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The Weeknd Thursday
The Weeknd continues his House of Balloons Trilogy with its second part, Thursday. It's an excellent album that, like House of Balloons, is more than just a free mixtape.
Andrew Baer still thinks this guy is the best thing about 2011... -
Darius Jones Big Gurl (Smell My Dream)
The trio is tight. They kill on this record.
Michael Iovino reviews... -
Cass McCombs Humor Risk
Releasing his second LP in a period of six months, the taciturn singer/songwriter posits the inherent humor in his downcast body of work by molding a more biting, instinctive sound than its predecessor.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez is oh, so delirious... -
Lou Reed & Metallica Lulu
The Exploding Disaster Inevitable: Lou Reed and Metallica confuse the shit out of everybody.
Sean Caldwell thinks Lulu and Napster are soulmates... -
Polinski Labyrinths
Labyrinths, the solo debut of 65daysofstatic's Paul Wolinski, comes fairly stuffed with references to old sci-fi and computer games, marking it out as possibly the most nerdy album of the year. Which is, of course, a very good thing.
Mark Davison tries not to get lost... -
Florence and the Machine Ceremonials
Florence Welch's debut earned her a Brit Award and the title of the UK's favourite ever-so-slightly posh diva/human foghorn, so her decision to stick with the slightly heavy-handed anthemic schtick for the follow-up comes as no great surprise. Do we need more of it though?
Mark Davison gets emotionally bludgeoned... -
DJ Shadow The Less You Know, The Better
DJ Shadow's first album in five years is an absurdly varied record - although for all the styles Shadow touches upon, disappointingly little of it really satisfies.
Stephen Wragg reviews... -
The Caretaker An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
The Caretaker's newest release is ghost-friendly and waltz-able, too.
Michael Iovino reviews... -
Andy Stott Passed Me By
The Mancunian dubstepper's newest release is a menacing work of primitive sublimity.
Michael Iovino reviews... -
Spectrals Bad Penny
After generating a fair bit of buzz with his promising EP, Extended Play, the Leeds-based one-man band releases his debut full length of pop-leaning classic rock.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez sips a cocktail...
