Jenny Hollingworth and Rosa Walton’s second studio affair is simultaneously murky and bright, retiring and confrontational.
Read more‘Hive Mind’ Finds The Internet in Glorious Form, with Their Creative Peak Still to Come | Album Review
Perhaps what’s most encouraging is that while ‘Hive Mind’ elevates and updates The Internet’s formulas, it’s still very clearly not the band’s final step.
Read moreNEW RELEASE ROUNDUP: Notable Albums of the Past Few Months
Check out our thoughts on the notable long players that have arrived in stores recently and warrant your attention.
Read moreL’Orange & Solemn Brigham Unite as Marlowe for Unconventional, Eponymous Debut Album | Album Review
Together, L’Orange & Solemn Brigham create an album that isn't easy to grasp, but grips your attention nonetheless.
Read moreDirty Projectors Reaffirm Their Shapeshifting Ways with ‘Lamp Lit Prose’ | Album Review
Dirty Projectors’ eighth studio album is a short ten-track LP reassuring the band’s devotees that David Longstreth and his musical companions can still hit their marks.
Read moreDeluxe Reissue of The Grateful Dead’s ‘Anthem Of The Sun’ Is a Fascinating Snapshot of the Band Pre-Fame | Album Review
‘Anthem Of The Sun’ is one of the first records to use “song cycles”—songs intended to be performed in a sequence together—and the band’s innovation with it is paramount.
Read moreSwing Out Sister Expand Their Brand of Exquisitely Crafted Pop with ‘Almost Persuaded’ | Album Review
From ambitious big band aspirations to hip-hop inclinations, ‘Almost Persuaded’ arms itself with arresting organic and inorganic pop sonics.
Read moreFlorence + The Machine Embrace Heightened Introspection on ‘High As Hope’ | Album Review
Florence + The Machine’s fourth studio album delivers on the formulas that have proven to work well in the past, but are still exciting upon first listen.
Read moreMelody’s Echo Chamber Navigates a Wild Trip Through a French Pop World on ‘Bon Voyage’ | Album Review
Though Melody Prochet’s second studio affair under the Melody’s Echo Chamber moniker can be at times overwhelming, she has not wasted a single breath here.
Read moreDrake’s Double-Album ‘Scorpion’ Possesses Depth & Energy in Short Supply | Album Review
Drake is consistent as always on his fifth studio LP, but needs to push himself harder and reach a little deeper if he wants to hold your attention for nearly 90 minutes.
Read moreKamasi Washington Fuses the Cerebral and Emotional with ‘Heaven and Earth’ | Album Review
Clocking in at just under two and a half hours long, the album is visceral and stirring on all levels, to say the least.
Read moreNine Inch Nails’ ‘Bad Witch’ Defies Expectations in More Ways Than One | Album Review
Whilst ‘Bad Witch’ might not be the “album” many longed for, there are compelling elements hidden deep within its tracks that reveal themselves with each listen.
Read moreSnail Mail Crafts Confident, Confessional Debut ‘Lush’ | Album Review
While Snail Mail’s music easily fits into the jangly indie-rock category, there’s something refreshingly unwavering and straightforward about her approach.
Read moreAli Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge Flex Their Creative Chemistry with ‘The Midnight Hour’ | Album Review
It feels like a gift from the musical gods this dynamic duo have become frequent collaborators and have now delivered a full-length LP of original music.
Read moreJorja Smith Delivers Full Platter of Her Talents with Debut ‘Lost & Found’ | Album Review
Smith’s debut album combines great production value, millennial-esque R&B, and scorching lyrics, reminding us that all is not lost with contemporary music.
Read moreNas Reaffirms His Mastery of the Lyrical Craft on Kanye West Produced ‘NASIR’ | Album Review
Comprised of mostly good music, even in its flaws, ‘NASIR’ leaves listeners intrigued as to the possibilities of its author’s next chapter.
Read moreDave Matthews Band’s ‘Come Tomorrow’ Celebrates Living Life to the Fullest | Album Review
Where its precursor (2012’s ‘Away From The World’) gave a nod to death, ‘Come Tomorrow’ celebrates the many seasons of life.
Read moreKadhja Bonet Mesmerizes on Deeply Affecting, Difficult to Categorize ‘Childqueen’ | Album Review
Bonet’s second studio affair is an album that demands you don’t just hear it, but that you listen to its many intricacies and details.
Read moreLily Allen’s Dazzling, Deeply Personal ‘No Shame’ Proves She’s As Incisive & Charming As Ever | Album Review
While plenty of lines from ‘No Shame’ are destined to be ‘Daily Mail’ headlines, Allen demonstrates a newfound depth she hadn’t exhibited on previous albums.
Read moreCHVRCHES Choose Mainstream Ambition Over Authentic Charm with ‘Love Is Dead’ | Album Review
CHVRCHES’ third album flashes an alluring, synthy grin that sometimes manages to disguise its annoyingly saccharine pop core.
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