Music Reviews
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The Streets Cyberspace and Reds & Computers and Blues
UK rapper Mike Skinner lays his Streets moniker to rest with two very different albums that help tell one story we've all probably heard before: the man's mad talented.
Chris Coplan reviews... -
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead Tao of the Dead
Trail of Dead's latest is equal parts bombast and equanimity, rebelliously trekking space rock territory without a care in their heads.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez rockets to space... -
Sonic Youth Simon Werner A Disparu
Sonic Youth score a film and subsequently create a cinematic masterpiece themselves.
Daniel Dylan Wray reviews... -
Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows
Talib Kweli's latest hovers between a mainstream and an indie vibe, embracing neither and potentially isolating both audiences.
Andrew Davison reviews... -
Deerhoof Deerhoof vs. Evil
Constantly developing without straying from their signature sound, a paradoxical combination of inaccessible quirkiness and earworm-inducing hooks, this San Francisco foursome has developed an impressive discography over the years.
Gabbie Nirenburg reviews their latest... -
Religious to Damn Glass Prayer
The debut album for this Brooklyn-based band is a ritualistic gathering of dark, brooding gothic rock.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez spins in limbo... -
Chapel Club Palace
Chapel Club's debut release, Palace, is one many have been looking forward to for a very long time, so how does it stack up?
Joe Iliff reviews... -
Ensemble Excerpts
Ensemble is crafting pure, modern chamber pop with enough bombastic flourishes that this latest album, Excerpts, hits all the right spots early on.
Matt Montgomery reviews... -
Cloud Nothings Cloud Nothings
He's young, he's angry, and he's catchy as hell. Add Dylan Baldi to your playlist posthaste.
Chris Coplan reviews... -
Disappears Guider
Disappears puts forth a solid effort on Guider, their sophomore release, but has yet to create their masterpiece.
Preston Bernstein rips off his influences...
