Music Reviews
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Passion Pit Kindred
Michael Angelakos has accumulated enough sugar and helium to produce his third LP as Passion Pit. Will you shelve it, or will it become a fixture in your playlists?
Ben Jones reviews... -
Nai Harvest Hairball
Sheffield duo Ben Thompson and Lew Currie sharpen their songwriting skills with straight-ahead rockers that never stray from the path of duty.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Speedy Ortiz Foil Deer
The nimbly deceptive melodies of Speedy Ortiz are back in the shape of a 2nd LP, and Sadie Dupuis' lexical wizardry is more impressive than ever.
Carl Purvis loves Speedy Ortiz... -
Lower Dens Escape From Evil
Lower Dens might have melted away a bit of their krautrock icy-ness for a more streamlined sound, but the dream-pop band's latest proves that superb, varied songwriting and perfectly honed aesthetics prevail no matter how familiar the tool-kit.
Peter Quinton reviews... -
Built to Spill Untethered Moon
The veteran Idaho natives return with their first album in six years.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Steven Wilson Hand. Cannot. Erase.
Steven Wilson returns with his fourth solo album, a masterful combination of progressive rock and beautiful melodies, of foreboding vibes with perfect serenity. And that's just in the first half of the record.
Joe Marvilli thankfully cannot erase this album from his mind... -
The Mountain Goats Beat The Champ
Longstanding storyteller John Darnielle returns with his fifteenth studio album, a concept album about semi-pro wrestling in the 1970s and 1980s.
Brad Hanford reviews... -
The-Dream Crown EP
With disappointing efforts IV Play and Royalty: The Prequel behind him, will Terius Nash be able to return to the highs of his first three albums?
Richard Petty reviews... -
Toro & Moi What For?
The latest by Chazwick Bradley Bundick is the final separation from his tether to the chillwave genre.
Joseph Moore reviews... -
Laura Marling Short Movie
Laura Marlin's latest release is a nifty little gem.
Luiza Lodder reviews...
