Music Reviews
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Higher Than the Stars EP
Nearly eight months after their debut, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart return with an EP of new material that sounds increasingly out of date.
Ryan Pratt discovers that Saint Etienne can make anything sound awesome... -
Jay-Z The Blueprint 3
Money isn't everything. It's the only thing.
Nate Adams enters the Roc Nation... -
Brendan Benson My Old Familiar Friend
The Raconteurs man releases his first solo record in four years.
Daniel Dylan Wray Reviews... -
Big Star Keep an Eye on the Sky
If your only connection with Big Star is the Cheap Trick cover in the opening credits of That '70s Show, put down your remote and listen to this album by another band that wants you to want them.
Andy Pareti unpacks... -
The Clean Mister Pop
Mister Pop, the famed New Zealanders' first album in eight years, sidesteps its alt-punk legacy for dewier, sticky-sweet pastures.
Ryan Pratt meets Mister Pop, shoots the bull... -
Squarepusher Solo Electric Bass Volume 1
Squarepusher has made an album for no one but musicians and himself, but doesn't really give a shit what you think.
Andrew Baer continues to listen despite having any hopes of excellence he had left from high school dashed... -
Mount Eerie Wind's Poem
Elverum is as elusive and allusive as ever on his latest release.
Alan Shulman reviews... -
The Postmarks Memoirs at the End of the World
Indie pop Floridians give film composers a run for their money with their vastly orchestrated second full length of original material.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez re-imagines his favorite film scores in his head... -
Still Life Still Girls Come Too
Why couldn't these Arts & Crafts newbies teach my Sex Ed class? This debut may sound like a quick-study but there's heart behind Still Life Still's perpetual walk of shame.
Ryan Pratt tests out a new drinking game... -
Tiny Vipers Life on Earth
Seattle based musician Jesy Fortino has created an intense yet beautiful album in Life On Earth.
Nick Fenn reviews...
