Music Reviews
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Deerhunter Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?
On their eighth full-length, the Atlanta art-rock trio's collaborative amalgamation of crafty tunemanship and harmony goes at odds with the bleak outlook of our increasingly troubling present.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Steve Gunn The Unseen in Between
On his fourth full-length, the folk-rock singer-songwriter tackles the concept of loss as he courses through these songs with the heart of a wanderer.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
The 1975 A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
The Manchester pop-rock group's latest is far-reaching in scope but also conceptually uniform, a beautiful mess of an album from a band who is inching their way towards the imperial phase of their career.
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Dead Can Dance Dionysus
The longstanding Australian musical project's ninth release is hypnotic, involving and skillful narration through two movements of music.
Tom Parmiter reviews... -
Tropical Fuck Storm A Laughing Death in Meatspace
Forget about Greta Van Fleet and just listen to this, okay?
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
boygenius boygenius
The new project by Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus lets three of the strongest new voices in music come together to share in soul-searching and push each other to greater heights.
Joe Marvilli feels the catharsis in this stunning collaboration... -
Stephen Steinbrink Utopia Teased
The Oakland-based singer-songwriter wrestles with grief on this mostly laidback affair, which manages to balance many different moods with comforting reassurances.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Julia Holter Aviary
The Los Angeles songwriter's fifth record is unarguably perplexing; she works through her contradictions by fighting the creative process with some defensiveness, fully aware and confident of her tenacious perfectionism.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Ella Mai Ella Mai
The rising R&B singer-songwriter follows her breakthrough smash "Boo'd Up" with a promising self-titled debut.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Alt-J Reduxer
Alt-J reimagine their 2017 record Relaxer by bringing in hip-hop stars, but the results are just as messy and inconsistent as the original.
Matthew Smith reviews...
