Music Reviews
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Oneida Absolute II
Oneida round off their expansively experimental "Thank Your Parents" triptych with this abstract, free-form dissection of the sounds that came before.
Stephen Wragg stares into the void... -
Ty Segall Goodbye Bread
Ty Segall aims for mellow on Goodbye Bread. Mission Accomplished.
Randi Dietiker tries to stay awake... -
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The Weeknd House Of Balloons
The Weeknd came out of nowhere this past March with an excellent mixtape. I know we're a bit late to The Weeknd hype party, but something this good needs time to set in. Listen to The Weeknd as he pimps. He may pimp, but he's not happy about his pimping.
Andrew Baer is a limp pimp... -
Gang Gang Dance Eye Contact
Wielding gigantically layered primal kaleidoscopic atmospherics, Gang Gang Dance are simply a little bit scary on their new album for 4AD.
Pierce Brown reviews... -
Keith Canisius The Oceanic Voyage I & II
The Oceanic Voyage proves Keith Canisius found his sound — and he managed to work it into everything he's done.
Matt Montgomery reviews... -
SebastiAn Total
The début album from the label-mate of Justice and Cassius struggles to present any new ideas.
Craig Stevens can feel the static building... -
Arpline Travel Book
New York five-piece's roomy debut.
Gary McGinley reviews... -
Tom Vek Leisure Seizure
Back after a creative hiatus, the British multi-instrumentalist concocts a faithful recreation of his idiosyncratic debut but with a more polished production.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez has that exact pair of glasses... -
Devon Sproule I Love You, Go Easy
An inconsistent, if original, batch of folk songs.
Andrew Davison reviews... -
Lady Gaga Born This Way
Somewhere, in a country manor, surrounded by frayed Kabbalah wristbands, other people's children and unsold copies of her Sex book, Madonna is listening to this and seething.
Joe Rivers wasn't born this way. He used to be a lot shorter...
