Music Reviews
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The Dodos Individ
The latest by the veteran San Francisco duo seems restless and agitated, where anxious rumination and energized self-doubt plague the subject matter that materialized on 2013's Visiter.
Joseph Moore reviews... -
Twerps Range Anxiety
The Melbourne foursome's latest is a deeply considered listen, one that relinquishes the audacious idiosyncrasies of Underlay EP in favor of a more scrupulous and intrinsic approach.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Sleater-Kinney No Cities to Love
Sleater-Kinney's first album in a decade is a brazenly confident effort that defines itself, a cogently crafted thesis of confidence, tenacity and togetherness.
Gabbie Nirenburg reviews... -
Disappears Irreal
Dark, cold, brooding and good: The Chicago rock reducers known as Disappears release their fifth album, Irreal.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Viet Cong Viet Cong
The Calgary foursome's debut effort, featuring two members of defunct post-punk act Women, refines their atonal, unimpeded ethos and convert it into something challenging yet approachable.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguz reviews... -
Belle & Sebastian Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
The Glaswegian mainstays' latest explores sounds rooted in the dance-pop of the 70s and 80s.
Angel Aguilar reviews... -
Pinkshinyultrablast Everything Else Matters
It might have taken them over seven years to get to this point, but the debut album from Russian shoegazers Pinkshinyultrablast was well worth the wait.
Joe Rivers reviews... -
California X Nights in the Dark
On the follow up to their self-titled debut, the Amherst, Massachusetts foursome keep their dual heroic riffs and sludgy, mid-tempo vamps rooted in place.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper
Animal Collective member Noah Lennox returns with another outing under the Panda bear moniker, channeling his wildly cerebral introversions while further highlighting the nagging indulgences of his past work.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez doesn't fear the reaper... -
Diagrams Chromatics
Since his debut album, Sam Genders of Diagrams has upped sticks to Sheffield and now records in his own home studio. Will this prove to be a positive influence on album two, Chromatics?
Joe Rivers reviews...
