Music Reviews
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Dirty Beaches Badlands
One-man band with a strong liking to American rockabilly creates an ominous landscape of beauty and filth, all while giving the chillwave tag a brand new connotation.
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Young Prisms Friends For Now
Young Prisms debut full length is an enthusiastic noise pop record and a fine example of lo-fi excellence.
Andrew Baer reviews... -
Elbow Build A Rocket Boys!
After The Seldom Seen Kid, on the metaphorical morning after the night before, Elbow have returned with the figurative wake-up coffee of Build A Rocket Boys! And, though it doesn’t look quite so seductive in the cold morning light, there’s still much to encourage even their most casual acquaintance to stay, if just a little longer.
Joe Iliff reviews... -
The Low Anthem Smart Flesh
The Low Anthem have settled on a certain sound with Smart Flesh, but that turns out to be their downfall.
Joel Stanier reviews... -
Joan As Police Woman The Deep Field
Joan Wasser's third album may well be her finest yet.
Sam Redlark reviews... -
Lupe Fiasco Lasers
It's hard to escape the sound of compromise on Lupe Fiasco's third full-length.
Genice Phillips reviews... -
Danielson The Best of Gloucester County
Did I learn to acquire this notoriously acquired taste?
Alan Shulman reviews... -
R.E.M. Collapse into Now
Who says the same old thing has to be a bad thing?
Chris Coplan reviews... -
Beth Ditto EP
Gossip's front woman heads for the dancefloor with her debut EP of winsome electro house.
Gary McGinley reviews... -
The Tellers Close The Evil Eye
Brandishing an assortment of love-stricken anthems, this Belgium group continues to grow out of their ingenuous guitar pop.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez always enjoys a good pop song...
