Music Reviews
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N.E.R.D. Nothing
This album title is simultaneously dead on and way off base.
Chris Coplan reviews... -
Elizabeth & The Catapult The Other Side of Zero
The Other Side of Zero shifts from side to side with some regularity, ranging from bubbly and invigorating to downbeat and expressive. There’s a real sense of diversity here, and it’s what sets the album apart.
Matt Montgomery reviews... -
Bird By Snow Common Wealth
Would it be completely callous to say that Common Wealth is what For Emma, Forever Ago was supposed to be?
Sean Caldwell probably draws some unfair conclusions... -
Suckers Wild Smile
Brooklynite art-rockers/Modest Mouse devotees release a debut LP full of soaring, chest-thumping choruses.
Michael Skinnider reviews... -
Violens Amoral
Native Brooklynites ignite an assortment of new wave cadence to their abstract sensibilities.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez feels like he just heard the indie version of Miami Sound Machine... -
Sun Airway Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier
Up-and-coming Philadelphia duo produces blissful pop with an array of computer-generated instrumentation.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez is surrounded by loads of virtual sounds... -
The Extra Lens Undercard
It’s almost too easy to fill a review of The Extra Lens, formerly The Extra Glenns, with trite references to the makeup of the band. Yes, John Darnielle — The Mountain Goats, popularly — and Franklin Bruno — of the Human Hearts and Nothing Painted Blue — make up the group, and yes, this is only their second full-length. That’s hardly the point, though.
Matthew Montgomery reviews... -
Warpaint The Fool
After taking their precious time, the famed Los Angeles foursome finally muster up the courage to release their layered, atmospheric debut.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez feels strangely fine... -
Kings of Leon Come Around Sundown
On their fifth album, a weary Kings of Leon want the simple life back down South.
Cara Nash writes... -
Floored By Four Floored By Four
Bass legend Mike Watt goes fusion with a little help from his friends.
Sean Caldwell reviews...
