Music Reviews
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Hudson Mohawke Lantern
The music of Hudson Mohawke traffics in the type of high-volume, low-attention span maximalism that seems engineered to guarantee club hits. Lantern, his second foray into the increasingly outdated format of the LP, should introduce elements that challenge that style.
Brad Hanford reviews... -
Bully Feels Like
Singing and songwriting aren't only cathartic exercises for Bully frontwoman Alicia Bognanno, but an outlet that allows her to air her most candid qualms out to dry. Where some people have a diary, Bognanno has a airtight backdrop of cozy melodies and lemon-fresh fuzz. Dangerously infectious, and a stunning debut LP.
Carl Purvis has a new best mate... -
Florence and the Machine How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Florence and the Machine's third album is a look back at a chaotic year, where Florence Welch lost herself, only to return with her best effort yet.
Joe Marvilli listens to Florence in the eye of the storm... -
War Waves War Waves
On their full-length debut, the post-hardcore quartet aren't afraid to let their emotions show.
Joe Rivers reviews... -
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Multi-Love
With Multi-Love, UMO’s third album, Ruban Nielson's production prowess has shifted the songs into either dizzying complexity or relative clarity.
Joseph Moore reviews... -
Jamie XX In Colour
The famed English producer's debut full-length effort finds a perfect balance between being a statement on rave culture itself and reveling in sincere, in-the-moment exhilaration and emotion.
Brad Hanford reviews... -
Goatsnake Black Age Blues
Goatsnake’s first LP in fifteen years, Black Age Blues impresses.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Communions Communions EP
The Danish four piece's latest EP embraces the jangly, bittersweet gloom of eighties new wave, a noticeable contrast in sound from the impenetrable noise of their labelmates on outré label Posh Isolation.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
The Vaccines English Graffiti
The West London foursome's third effort borrows eighties nostalgia in an effort to move away from their mod-pop punk beginnings.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Waxahatchee Ivy Tripp
Waxahatchee's music is undoubtedly sincere and unclichéd, but her lyrical opacity and musical simplicity make this a difficult album to relate to.
Stephen Wragg reviews...
