Music Reviews

John Mayer Battle Studies

Battle Studies sees John Mayer clutch stubbornly to his adult contemporary niche despite the raspy voice of blues that continues to call out to him.

50 Cent Before I Self Destruct

Considering how barren 50's music has been since Get Rich, the relativly successful Before I Self Destruct comes out of nowhere.

Kraftwerk The Catalogue: Four Decades of Masterworks

Time to free up your hard drive: Thirty-five years after Autobahn, and Kraftwerk’s chasing the future.

Molina and Johnson Molina and Johnson

Jason Molina and Will Johnson collaborate for the first time. An exciting prospect, but a somewhat underwhelming result.

Low End String Quartet Blunt Objects

Brilliant Colors ...Introducing

Brilliant Colors tries so hard, but comes up short on their new LP.

The Chinese Stars Heaven on Speed Dial

Sometimes, music about blowing a line and fucking a stranger in the bathroom of a disco can be well done. Other times, it's just music about blowing a line and fucking a stranger in the bathroom of a disco.

Editors In This Light And On This Evening

Editors dramatically change their sound for their third effort, opting for 80's inspired wall of synths whilst ditching their anthemic guitar streak.  

Nirvana Bleach: Deluxe Edition

A little reminder from Sub Pop: We had ‘em first!

Weezer Raditude

Weezer has given us an album full of head-scratching what the fuckery.