Music Reviews
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Broken Social Scene Presents: Brendan Canning Something For All Of Us...
Brendan Canning demonstrates his solo musical know-how with the latest in the Broken Social Scene Presents series.
Matt Montgomery reviews... -
The Faint Fasciinatiion
The Faint, departing from the Omaha-based Saddle Creek Records, would seem to be in search of a change: for listeners, that change might not mean much.
Matt Montgomery reviews... -
Wire Object 47
Thirty years on from the sensational Chairs Missing, legendary post-punk band Wire releases its first album as a three-piece. And guess what? It's pretty good.
David Coleman reviews... -
Hypatia Lake Angels and Demons, Space and Time
Hypatia Lake blends elements of 1960s folk and pop-rock and 1990s shoegaze with more than a simple splash of creative insight.
Matt Montgomery reviews... -
Commodor Driving out of Focus
These Swiss indie rockers might be a few years late for the party.
Matt Montgomery reviews... -
Beck Modern Guilt
Beck is back.
Brett Oronzio Reviews... -
The Hold Steady Stay Positive
It's their moment, and they're not going to let it go by.
Alan Shulman reviews -
Max Richter 24 Postcards in Full Colour
The latest effort by the pianist, composer, and former Future Sound of London collaborator Max Richter is a concept album with a distinctly modern twist. But is it as good as 2004's The Blue Notebooks?
Ben Bollig decides... -
Hercules and Love Affair Hercules and Love Affair
Sublime, romantic dance party from new DFA affiliates.
George Booker reviews... -
Ponytail Ice Cream Spiritual
Recently signed to the nascent We Are Free imprint; this frenetic band from Baltimore is charging beyond their municipal boundaries with their sophomore effort, Ice Cream Spiritual. While defending the label's merit alongside last year's breakthrough debut by Yeasayer, Ponytail is definitively of another ballpark.
Tara Campbell reviews...
