Music Reviews
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The Mountain Goats Beat The Champ
Longstanding storyteller John Darnielle returns with his fifteenth studio album, a concept album about semi-pro wrestling in the 1970s and 1980s.
Brad Hanford reviews... -
The-Dream Crown EP
With disappointing efforts IV Play and Royalty: The Prequel behind him, will Terius Nash be able to return to the highs of his first three albums?
Richard Petty reviews... -
Toro & Moi What For?
The latest by Chazwick Bradley Bundick is the final separation from his tether to the chillwave genre.
Joseph Moore reviews... -
Laura Marling Short Movie
Laura Marlin's latest release is a nifty little gem.
Luiza Lodder reviews... -
Ava Luna Infinite House
The eccentric Brooklyn art rock ensemble begins to integrate some definition into their third full-length, Infinite House, in which they build their compositional understanding of rhythm by giving their songs more space to maneuver.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
The Soft Moon Deeper
Deeper, Luis Vasquez’s latest release, is one of the most refined post-punk albums in recent memory.
Joseph Moore reviews... -
Six Organs of Admittance Hexadic
Six Organs of Admittance’s Ben Chasny devises a systemic approach to improvisation for Hexadic which makes for an inconsistent listen.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly
If time is kind to Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly will go down as his second all-time great.
Forrest Cardamenis reviews... -
Lightning Bolt Fantasy Empire
Lighting Bolt's 7th album and first foray into a proper studio is certainly about the grooves and riffs first and foremost. But in 15 years, the duo has in no way lost their lust for spleen-bursting noise.
Peter Quinton reviews... -
Death Cab for Cutie Kintsugi
The latest by Death Cab for Cutie is their first without longstanding producer, and band member, Chris Walla.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews...
