Music Reviews
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The Menzingers Hello Exile
The Scranton, Pennslyvania band's sixth album can’t help but stand in the shadow of its predecessor, After the Party.
Ethan Gordon reviews... -
Chromatics Closer to Grey
The notoriously enigmatic electro-pop purveyors return after seven years with 45 minutes of new material, ceasing to think of 2014's cursed, still-unreleased Dear Tommy.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Brittany Howard Jaime
The Alabama Shakes frontwoman’s solo debut is an ambitious, perfectly-realized delight. [Believe the Hype]
Matthew Smith reviews... -
Wilco Ode to Joy
On their 11th album, Wilco fight against hopelessness by accepting it. [Believe the Hype]
Ethan Gordon reviews... -
Sturgill Simpson SOUND & FURY
Musically and thematically, Sturgill Simpson’s fourth record sounds and feels angry—from the fractured nation he lives in to the phoniness of the music industry he has to deal with.
Ethan Gordon reviews... -
Lana Del Rey Norman Fucking Rockwell!
Indulgent as anything she has ever released and pushing her grandiose visions to even greater heights, Norman Fucking Rockwell! is a majestic and captivating pop record that positions Lana Del Rey as a truly astonishing songwriter and storyteller. [Believe the Hype]
Jeremy Monroe reviews... -
The New Pornographers In the Morse Code of Brake Lights
A.C. Newman and company put forth yet another batch of solid songs—this time, focusing on the trials and tribulations of their neighbors to the south.
Mark Moody reviews... -
Vivian Girls Memory
Memory, Vivian Girls' return after five years, circles back to their formative period with a wiser, more complex vision of their past. [Believe the Hype]
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Sandro Perri Soft Landing
Sandro Perri ascends to psychedelic bliss before inevitably plummeting to safety and living up to the title of his latest, Soft Landing.
Kirk Sever reviews... -
Pharmakon Devour
Margaret Chardiet has upped the ante even further than usual, crafting abrasive, boundary-pushing music with such deft that you won’t understand why you’ll want to keep returning to it.
Jackson Glassey reviews...
