Music Reviews

Deftones Gore

Gore is a listen as complex and engrossing as we’ve come to expect from Deftones, and they continue to be a band that matures organically, becoming more and more fluid in their own craft by the record.

Carl Purvis reviews...

Frightened Rabbit Painting of a Panic Attack

The Scottish quintet's fifth effort is relentlessly dour and downbeat despite its more optimistic variants, which comes as a surprise for a band that has always held high with sprawling conviction.

Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews...

PJ Harvey The Hope Six Demolition Project

PJ Harvey's latest release continues her trend of making incredible, unpredictable music. While the words on this politically-charged record don't always work, it's still a powerful, vital piece of art that deserves many, many listens.

Joe Marvilli goes on a journey with PJ Harvey...

The Joy Formidable Hitch

The Joy Formidable's latest album finds them expanding their sound, adding new, expressive colors to their palette, but still keeping their roots intact.

Joe Marvilli hitches to...

Black Mountain IV

The definitely (or plainly) titled IV sounds positively amplified in all respects, taking inspiration from a classic array of bands who embrace a free-form complexity.

Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews...

Parquet Courts Human Performance

Parquet Courts' follow-up to Sunbathing Animal provides a broad canvas and fresh hues into a portrait of big-city living, where sardonic weariness coexists with raw emotions.

Angel Aguilar reviews...

Weezer Weezer (White Album)

We've been through this before. Is it as good as Blue Album or Pinkerton?

Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews...

Frankie Cosmos Next Thing

Next Thing doesn’t stray much from the style of Greta Kline’s contemporaries, but her tight, concise songwriting and ever-present wit succeed in setting her apart from the crowd.

Brad Hanford reviews...

Bob Mould Patch the Sky

The Hüsker Dü frontman's 12th solo release is one of his fiercest records to date, one that slightly tones down the personal qualms that marred Beauty & Ruin to go back and pay obeisance to the increasingly-forgotten tuneful qualities of classic alternative rock.

Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews...