Music Reviews
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Sic Alps Napa Asylum
Sic Alps’ follow up to 2008’s U.S. EZ documents the band’s continuing creative ascent where they may possibly have found their peak.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Cage the Elephant Thank You, Happy Birthday
Does the sophomore slump infect the brave heroes of Cage the Elephant? Read on, brave followers!
Chris Coplan reviews... -
Adele 21
Could this be the London-based soul diva's coming of age record?
Gary McGinley reviews... -
The Joy Formidable The Big Roar
This is first real album by the Welsh three-piece, so was the hype worth it, or do we have another awkward NME moment on our hands as we attempt to play a brutal disappointment off as a 'promising' but entirely undeserved 8/10? Let's find out.
Joe Iliff reviews... -
MEN Talk About Body
The two thirds of Le Tigre that aren't Kathleen Hanna return, still tackling the subject of gender politics, but in a newer, slicker package.
Mark Davison reviews... -
Braids Native Speaker
Native Speaker is a stunning full-length debut with music that sounds shrouded in much mystery.
Matt Montgomery reviews... -
Iron & Wine Kiss Each Other Clean
Vowing to leave his stark simplicity behind, the soft-toned folkster continues to embrace a more broader range of sounds.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
The Phoenix Foundation Buffalo
A long time ago in a land far, far away (that would be New Zealand in 1997) a band called the The Phoenix Foundation started to make music - and 14 years on Buffalo is the very worthy result.
Joe Iliff enjoys... -
The Decemberists The King Is Dead
Less than two years after releasing convoluted concept album, The Hazards of Love, Portland's The Decemberists return with a new record and a change of direction.
Joe Rivers reviews... -
John Vanderslice White Wilderness
John Vanderslice teams up with the Magik*Magik Orchestra for his eighth studio album, with mixed results.
Joel Stanier reviews...
