Music Reviews
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Bon Iver 22, A Million
Bon Iver's third record finds Justin Vernon going through a personal crisis. Using chaotic sounds, he both covers and reveals a stirring, vulnerable core underneath.
Joe Marvilli follows Justin Vernon's odyssey of uncertainty... -
Pixies Head Carrier
It ain't Surfer Rosa or Doolittle. Let's get that out of the way first. But...
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Banks The Altar
Banks’ second album, The Altar, exudes a brave, often melancholic narrative, making for a rewardingly insightful collection.
Ellis Victoria reviews... -
EZTV High in Place
EZTV are a tight, versatile band that doesn't cut corners, who eschew the impersonal for color and a pounding pulse. Their latest, High in Place, brims with musical confidence.
Angel Aguilar reviews... -
Roosevelt Roosevelt
The Cologne-born DJ's latest is a taut collection of songs that are deliriously easy to dip into again and again, and consistency is its mission statement.
Ellis Victoria reviews... -
Warehouse Super Low
The Atlanta quintet's latest utilizes astute instrumental ideas to convey disquieting unease, even if you can't tell since they’re mostly performed with spirited conviction.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Warpaint Heads Up
The first lyric delivered by Emily Kokal and Theresa Wayman is ‘You wouldn’t know it but you’re really in your prime.’ Warpaint are a band that are well and truly in theirs.
Carl Purvis reviews... -
Preoccupations Preoccupations
The four-piece returns with a new name but the same ferocious, agitated songwriting.
Joe Marvilli embraces this album's anxiety... -
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Skeleton Tree, as is most of Nick Cave's work, is another attempt for the Australian songwriter to evaluate his faith simply by gauging his own experiences with a pragmatic, albeit profoundly poetic, lens.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
M.I.A. AIM
Pop has evolved. MySpace is gone. Beyoncé's reign has begun. Where is M.I.A.?
Luiza Lodder reviews...
