Music Reviews
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Death Cab for Cutie Codes and Keys
The perennial indie wallflowers return with another album of lyrical witticisms and soft rock. They make some much needed changes, but is it enough to be exciting?
Andrew Baer is pleasantly surprised but still kind of bored... -
Boris Heavy Rocks/Attention Please
With Heavy Rocks and Attention Please, the multifaceted Boris lays out a divergent set of albums and somehow becomes more multifaceted.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Jamie Woon Mirrorwriting
Will debut album be a boon for Woon or is he a goon who can't hold a tune? Joe Iliff promises to stop the Woon rhymes... soon... maybe in June.
He didn't come up with that himself, but wishes he had... -
Death Grips Exmilitary
This mysterious and uncompromising Zach Hill hip-hop side project merges avant-rap, hardcore punk, and harsh noise.
Stephen Wragg reviews... -
Planningtorock W
Coming with endorsements from The Knife and LCD Soundsystem, W is the second album by Berlin-based electronica artist Planningtorock, which sees her crafting sophisticated electro-pop that's very much removed from the scattershot lunacy of her debut.
Mark Davison is planningtoincludeitonhisalbumsoftheyearlist... -
Thurston Moore Demolished Thoughts
Beck produces Thurston Moore’s acoustic solo outing, Demolished Thoughts, but don’t call it a “sea change.”
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Owl City All Things Bright and Beautiful
This is an insult to the ears. I did not know music could be this bad. Rebecca Black is a better songwriter.
Andrew Baer wonders if these frequent nosebleeds are a result of brain damage... -
Joseph Arthur Graduation Ceremony
The eclectic singer-songwriter veers off his idiosyncratic tendencies with a spare record that balances a full orchestra with a densely layered production.
Juan Edgardo Rodriguez reviews... -
Ringo Deathstarr Colour Trip
Glitchy shoegaze, noisy dream pop — call this what you will, but Ringo Deathstarr are reveling in the intricacies of overly loud guitars played with the reverb turned up several times over.
Matt Montgomery reviews... -
Amor de Dias Street of the Love of Days
Alasdair MacLean takes a breather from the Clientele to form Amor de Días, a lush, bucolic side project with Spanish singer Lupe Núñez-Fernández
Angel Aguilar reviews...
