Music Reviews
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Moby Innocents
Following relocation to L.A. from New York, Moby releases his 11th studio album, a mixture of wide-ranging collaborations and solo material that takes its place amongst the better Moby efforts.
Graeme Marsh reviews... -
Yuck Glow & Behold
Yuck have returned minus their frontman, and have internally promoted their guitarist to take on his duties. Surely if they were to change anything, it should have been their name?
Carl Purvis wanted more fuzz... -
Touché Amoré Is Survived By
Touché Amoré's emotional nakedness may come off a bit too strong for most, but the triumphant, celebratory highs the post hardcore act reaches through such harrowing lows on their new album make it one of the year's most exhilarating listens.
Peter Quinton is survived by this review of Is Survived By... -
Kings of Leon Mechanical Bull
The Nashville-bred foursome's sixth release finds them trying to capture their essence as a unit, handpicking the finer points of their body of work and repackaging them with a polished, sleeker sound.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Placebo Loud Like Love
Placebo are back with their 7th studio LP, and although the blueprint is the same as it always was, it's one that's become too fabricated, too polished, and devoid of ideas.
Carl Purvis reviews... -
The Weeknd Kiss Land
After the triple whammy of 2011's mix-tapes, can Toronto's resident Casanova still impress with his debut album proper, despite his penchant for some very dodgy lyrical content?
Mark Davison listened to it (a lot) and now needs a good long shower... -
Fort Romeau Stay / True
Fort Romeau, aka Mike Norris, crafts highly addicting House music. What does it say about how we dream and how we use language?
Michael Iovino reviews... -
Monogamy Party False Dancers
With False Dancers, Seattle-based Monogamy Party crafts noise rock for malcontents. Go, angst!
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
MGMT MGMT
The New York City duo is once again at odds with their audience on their soon-to-be-polarizing third effort, willingly distancing itself even further from the pop constraints they dutifully fend against.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez is living a lie... -
Blouse Imperium
Following the synth pop bliss of their 2011 debut, Portland band Blouse follows with the more guitar-oriented Imperium, growing musically while remaining devoted to their Nü Wave roots.
Sean Caldwell is one of us...
