Music Reviews
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Ibeyi Ibeyi
Ibeyi's self-titled debut is a creative, beautiful ode to family and ancestry, love and loss, and how all of those elements exist together.
Joe Marvilli follows the twin duo down to the river... -
The Body & Thou You, Whom I Have Always Hated
The Body and Thou combine their efforts for a second time and deliver You, Whom I Have Always Hated. The results are seismic.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
All We Are All We Are
All We Are wastes some good ideas on their debut in favor of soundscapes that are too subtle to enjoy or even notice.
Joe Marvilli's tries to keep his attention from wandering... -
Swervedriver I Wasn't Born to Lose You
The latest by Swervedriver is a no-frills collection of songs recorded with working-class spirit — an album crafted not after meticulous hours spent on studio headphones, but by four veterans slammed up in a shitty room together armed with battered guitars and analog delay pedals.
Joseph Moore reviews... -
José González Vestiges & Claws
The Swedish singer/songwriter returns with his first solo effort in eight years.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Torche Restarter
Though Torche still remain one of the most vital purveyors of stoner pop around, their latest can feel much heavier on the stoner aspect and lacking on the pop that made them unique.
Peter Quinton reviews... -
Quarterbacks Quarterbacks
Blazing through 19 scrappy, catchy songs in a little over 20 minutes, Quarterbacks might be the most hyper and diffuse twee-punk album ever made. It's also one of the most heartfelt and addicting.
Peter Quinton reviews... -
Mark Ronson Uptown Special
After the biggest hit of his career, there's more pressure than ever on Mark Ronson to deliver.
Joe Rivers is smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy... -
Idlewild Everything Ever Written
The much-lauded Edinburgh veterans return after a six-year hiatus with their seventh LP, making sound songwriting choices consonant with already established motifs.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Jessica Pratt On Your Own Love Again
Jessica Pratt's second album of dreamlike, home-recorded songs, simple and intimate, subtly hints towards the impossibility of transmuting feeling into expression.
Stephen Wragg reviews...
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