Music Reviews
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Vagabon Vagabon
On her gauzy, exploratory second album, the Cameroon-born/Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter uncurls her songwriting eccentricities over themes like love, insecurity, and the need to belong.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
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Hovvdy Heavy Lifter
On their third album, Heavy Lifter, the duo of Charlie Martin and Will Taylor mix things up a bit more without giving up any of their nostalgic charm.
Mark Moody reviews... -
Richard Dawson 2020
Newcastle's quizzical bard returns with 2020, a suite of songs brimming with raw sincerity and beauty, brilliantly illuminating the depths of human experience. [Believe the Hype]
Kirk Sever reviews... -
Big Thief Two Hands
Big Thief returns with their second album of the year, Two Hands. It is a return to the tangible arc of their earlier works. [Believe the Hype]
Mark Moody reviews... -
The Menzingers Hello Exile
The Scranton, Pennslyvania band's sixth album can’t help but stand in the shadow of its predecessor, After the Party.
Ethan Gordon reviews... -
Chromatics Closer to Grey
The notoriously enigmatic electro-pop purveyors return after seven years with 45 minutes of new material, ceasing to think of 2014's cursed, still-unreleased Dear Tommy.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Brittany Howard Jaime
The Alabama Shakes frontwoman’s solo debut is an ambitious, perfectly-realized delight. [Believe the Hype]
Matthew Smith reviews... -
Wilco Ode to Joy
On their 11th album, Wilco fight against hopelessness by accepting it. [Believe the Hype]
Ethan Gordon reviews... -
Sturgill Simpson SOUND & FURY
Musically and thematically, Sturgill Simpson’s fourth record sounds and feels angry—from the fractured nation he lives in to the phoniness of the music industry he has to deal with.
Ethan Gordon reviews... -
Lana Del Rey Norman Fucking Rockwell!
Indulgent as anything she has ever released and pushing her grandiose visions to even greater heights, Norman Fucking Rockwell! is a majestic and captivating pop record that positions Lana Del Rey as a truly astonishing songwriter and storyteller. [Believe the Hype]
Jeremy Monroe reviews...
