Music Reviews
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Foals Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost - Part 2
Foals don't even try to offer anything new on their second album of 2019.
Matthew Smith reviews... -
Itasca Spring
With her fourth album, the Los Angeles singer-songwriter shares her enlightening creative retreat, translating new ideas and thoughts through spacious acoustic ruminations.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Swans Leaving Meaning
Swans’ most recent installment in their fresh line of boundary-shoving, brain-frying, feature-film-length albums marks yet another shift in the band’s makeup.
Jackson Glassey reviews... -
Sunn O))) Pyroclasts
The experimental drone band's companion piece to 2019's Life Metal is more improvisational in design, closing the chapter on their 20-year celebration.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Cigarettes After Sex Cry
Following their lush, erotic debut, The El Paso, Texas trio's latest is lifeless this time—and the moments that descend into self-parody get taken more seriously than ever.
Ethan Gordon reviews... -
White Reaper You Deserve Love
On their major-label debut, the Louisville, Kentucky band adds an array of instrumentation to their incessantly ferocious power-pop.
Ethan Gordon reviews... -
Vagabon Vagabon
On her gauzy, exploratory second album, the Cameroon-born/Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter uncurls her songwriting eccentricities over themes like love, insecurity, and the need to belong.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
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Hovvdy Heavy Lifter
On their third album, Heavy Lifter, the duo of Charlie Martin and Will Taylor mix things up a bit more without giving up any of their nostalgic charm.
Mark Moody reviews... -
Richard Dawson 2020
Newcastle's quizzical bard returns with 2020, a suite of songs brimming with raw sincerity and beauty, brilliantly illuminating the depths of human experience. [Believe the Hype]
Kirk Sever reviews... -
Big Thief Two Hands
Big Thief returns with their second album of the year, Two Hands. It is a return to the tangible arc of their earlier works. [Believe the Hype]
Mark Moody reviews...
