Waiting ten years for The Breeders to give us another album is an act of faith their collective talents are worthy of.
Read moreALBUM REVIEW: Soccer Mommy’s ‘Clean’ Juxtaposes Youthful Earnestness with Musical Maturity
On her debut LP, Sophie Allison’s preoccupations are teenage (and occasionally timeless) leftovers, but more grown-up signatures are scribbled throughout.
Read moreALBUM REVIEW: Titus Andronicus Demand (and Command) Our Attention on ‘A Productive Cough’
The band’s fifth studio affair is like a throat clearing before you make a big, bold statement, a statement that gets the attention of a room.
Read moreCommon, Robert Glasper & Karriem Riggins Craft Inspired Debut as August Greene | Album Review
Common's thoughtful input takes center stage throughout most of the album. Yet, Glasper and Riggins still manage to showcase what makes them special talents.
Read moreKhrysis & Elzhi Unite for Cerebral, Compelling ‘Jericho Jackson’ Collaboration | Album Review
The LP may be the first collaboration of its kind between Khrysis and Elzhi, but their styles mesh as if they've been working together for years.
Read moreTracey Thorn Delivers Masterclass with Salient, Stunning ‘Record’ | Album Review
Driving the songs is Thorn's voice, a vital ingredient that hasn't dulled, its warmth and character as divine as ever.
Read moreMeg Remy Takes No Prisoners on U.S. Girls' Searing, Stirring ‘In a Poem Unlimited’ | Album Review
On an album of top 40 melodies and dance jams, the format is accessible, but Meg Remy’s thesis is more cerebral.
Read moreALBUM REVIEW: ‘Black Panther: The Album’ Further Cements Kendrick Lamar’s Creative Legacy
With the guidance of a great artist, currently in the pocket of cultural zeitgeist, ‘Black Panther’ multiplies to make a satisfying sum of its disparate parts.
Read moreALBUM REVIEW: Ezra Furman Takes Us on a Riveting Ride with ‘Transangelic Exodus’
On his excellent new album, Furman digs deep into a narrative, weaving a tale of outlawed lovers on the run from a society that won’t accept them.
Read moreALBUM REVIEW: Shareef Keyes & The Groove Serve Up Aural Treats Galore with ‘Cooking Something’
On ‘Cooking Something,’ the band’s play powers the album as they go beyond the boundaries of what one might expect from funk music given the genre's history.
Read moreALBUM REVIEW: SiR Enthralls on Subtly Smooth Debut Long Player ‘November’
Despite the shifts in SiR's perspective, the album flows well from start to finish, largely because of how he sings.
Read moreALBUM REVIEW: The James Hunter Six’s ‘Whatever It Takes’ Offers the Antidote for Our Troubling Times
‘Whatever It Takes’ leaves you with the feeling that you’ve left this tumultuous world behind—if only for half an hour—lost in the transportable power of good music.
Read moreFirst Aid Kit Craft Sterling, Subdued Suite of Songs with ‘Ruins’ | Album Review
‘Ruins’ may not recapture the intensity of its 2014 precursor ‘Stay Gold,’ but its strength lays in the duo’s swooning vocals and lyrical romance.
Read moreALBUM REVIEW: Dave East Finds Redemption, Embraces New Life on ‘Paranoia 2’
‘P2’ as a whole is more than a long exercise in nostalgia. It's another big step for Dave East as he works to be an influential force for future rappers in his own right.
Read moreALBUM REVIEW: Four Decades & Fourteen Albums On, U2’s Perspective Evolves with ‘Songs of Experience’
‘Songs of Experience’ stays true to U2’s narrative, while providing a more evolved perspective than its companion-piece LP, ‘Songs of Innocence’ (2014).
Read moreREVIEW: Stono Echo Craft Jewel of a Debut with ‘Black Diamonds’
The pairing of Paten Locke’s inventive production with Jay Myztroh’s soulful vocals and adept instrumentation works wonders on the duo’s debut EP.
Read moreALBUM REVIEW: The Bronx Reignite Their Explosive Songcraft on ‘V’
Frontman Matt Caughthran’s brutal vocals are in fine form here, as he surfs over the band’s gnarly waves of west coast hardcore punk.
Read moreALBUM REVIEW: Jim James Gets Back to Basics with Natural, Sparse Covers Set ‘Tribute To 2’
James revisits these classics as if he's living in the moment of the songs’ original messages, as well as in the respective eras when they were made.
Read moreCharlotte Gainsbourg Bares Her Soul on Revelatory ‘Rest' | Album Review
Complex and accessible, ‘Rest’ is a beautiful album by a brilliant woman with impeccable taste. What more could you ask for?
Read more‘Soul of a Woman’ Offers Another Powerful Testament to Sharon Jones’ Musical Legacy | Album Review
‘Soul of a Woman’ is another triumph for a band that has amassed a respectable body of work and hopefully still has many more long players ahead of them.
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