Music Reviews

Into It. Over It Figure

Figure is an album filled with Into It. Over It. trademarks: conversational lyrical sentiments, the occasional math-rock guitar part, and anchoring drums. But even with Evan Thomas Weiss' sturdy, commonly excellent songwriting, it just never clicks.

Ethan Gordon reviews...

Widowspeak Plum

The Brooklyn duo's insight into their practical concerns is efficient, pleasant, and never overbearing—providing just enough details as they allow their smooth country-pop arrangements to take flight.

Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews...

Ruston Kelly Shape & Destroy

The singer-songwriter's talent for frank, moderately depressing songwriting is still displayed, but Shape & Destroy doesn’t have quite the candor and quality of his first full-length.

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Katy Perry Smile

After a three-year wait, the pop singer's latest backtracks so much from 2017's Witness that she seems convinced it never happened.

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Bully Sugaregg

The band-turned-solo project of Alicia Bognanno feels more focused on loss and personal change than ever before on her third album.

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EEP Death of a Very Good Machine

An El Paso, Texas, shoegaze group's self-released debut is a reminder that independent rock is as vibrant and vital as ever.

Kirk Sever reviews...

Bright Eyes Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was

Though Bright Eyes' reunion is a cause of celebration, Down in the Weeds is at odds with itself—where the band balances music that is ambitious in scope with some of Oberst's most nakedly personal work.

Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews...

blackbear everything means nothing

Matthew Tyler Musto's (aka blackbear) fifth studio album might be the ideal music for getting drunk, but it’s also the audio equivalent of a hangover: exhausting, numbing, and never-ending.

Ethan Gordon reviews...