Music Reviews

Gallhammer The End

Yet another all-female Black Metal band from Japan.

Sam Redlark is pummelled into mute submission...

R.E.M. Lifes Rich Pageant (25th Anniversary Edition)

R.E.M. followed up their “not so feel good album” Fables of the Reconstruction with their “feel better” album Lifes Rich Pageant in 1986. The fourth in R.E.M.’s canon to reach the 25th anniversary mark, I.R.S. and Capitol Records have unleashed another reissue unto the public with a poster, photo cards and demos to digest. Oh yeah, and the album.

Sean Caldwell is not Superman...

Battles Gloss Drop

Battles can't quite keep up the pace they set with Mirrored, but Gloss Drop is still a solid effort.

Joel Stanier reviews...

The Cool Kids When Fish Ride Bicycles

When Fish Ride Bicycles finally shows its face. Fortunately, The Cool Kids produced an album that’s familiar and safe for summertime, which is exactly what makes the record simultaneously cool and not cool.

Randi Dietiker reviews...

Dawes Nothing is Wrong

Take a trip to Laurel Canyon this weekend and enjoy the ride.

Alan Shulman reviews...

They Might Be Giants Join Us

You might know veteran New Yorkers They Might Be Giants as the one-hit wonders behind Birdhouse in Your Soul, or for their music for Malcolm in the Middle, or even their music for children. Join Us, their fifteenth album, promises more of all that, and is, as you'd expect, a difficult offer to refuse.

Mark Davison takes them up on their invitation...