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Album Reviews: Clairo, Brijean, Cigarettes After Sex
Clairo – Charm Atlanta, GA While she’s been exceptional in the indie scene as her career has grown, Clairo has really redefined herself, and taken a few giant skips up the ladder of her career with this latest record. With a rich and lush sound that mixes 70’s tones, hip
Album Reviews: Peggy Lou, Isobel Campbell, Angélica Garcia
Peggy Gou – I Hear You Incheon, South Korea/Berlin, Germany Whether you know her name or not, you’ve definitely already heard a song or two from Peggy Gou, perhaps thinking you were hearing a throwback station. Continuing the great recent run of house-inspired, retro dance gems, Gou creates a magnetic
Album Reviews: Kneecap, Bat for Lashes, Arooj Aftab
Kneecap – Fine Art Belfast, Northern Ireland Though their overtly political music has easily attracted controversy, that shouldn’t detract anyone from the musical power of Belfast’s Kneecap. Between a lot of great takes in and out of the music, kinetic production and a rare (and frankly satisfying) taste of Gaeilge
Album Reviews: Tove Lo, Kate Nash, Pond
Tove Lo & SG Lewis – Heat EP Helsingborg, Sweden/Reading, England Right on the heels of a recent collaboration with Nelly Furtado, Tove Lo returns with SG Lewis for a brief but exhilaratingly sweaty EP of dancefloor bangers. Riding a tight-yet-exciting line between honouring classic sounds and playing to her
Album Reviews: Kaytranada, Aurora, King Hannah
Kaytranada – Timeless Montreal/Port-au-Prince, Haiti Though every album they’ve delivered has impressed us more and more, Kaytranada has managed to top themselves yet again. Evolving their art yet again with such a wide range of artists on the record, Kaytranada not only reasserts their surreal talent as a producer, but
Album Reviews: Charli XCX, Blue Hawaii, Billie Eilish
Charli XCX – Brat Cambridge, England Though it seems like she’s about to hit the second popularity peak of her career, Charli XCX has been knocking out stellar heady-yet-catchy albums since the Vroom Vroom and Pop 2 era. While the pop is on point here, Charli has managed to inject
Album Reviews: Talking Heads, Dehd, Orville Peck
Various Artists – Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense Various With a discography as varied and excitingly weird as the Talking Heads have, the one problem their tribute album has at times is simply how often the cover artists basically do a karaoke-esque remake. But
Album Reviews: Taylor Swift, English Teacher, Jessica Pratt
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department West Reading, PA While Taylor Swift’s move into more folky, producer-influenced pop has slowed things down and reduced the overt pop of her music, she still found room to keep her music varied. However, there’s a samey quality and lack of satisfying mixing
Album Reviews: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Laura Jane Grace, Chromeo
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Challengers (Original Score) New Castle, PA/London, England Though we typically avoid scores for these reviews, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross’s submission for the new film “Challengers” may be one of the best electronic albums we’ll see this year, period. While it certainly adds a
Album Reviews: Dua Lipa, John Carpenter, Ibibio Sound Machine
Dua Lipa – Radical Optimism London, England It’s crazy to think that in just a few years Dua Lipa went from an up-and-comer to one of the most talked about pop stars of our time, and has kept the momentum going enough to make us forget about “Argylle.” While it
Album Reviews: Beyoncé, Khruangbin, Elbow
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter Houston, TX While perhaps a larger genre shift from much of her recent work, Beyoncé’s raw talent as a vocalist and musician as a whole makes her latest effort less of what some have deemed a “Surprise” and more of an impressive show of versatility that
Album Reviews: Allie X, Omni, Bleachers
Allie X – Girl with No Face Oakville, Ontario With her unique brand of art-pop, Allie X keeps pushing the boundaries of what her music can be. This latest mix brings all the fun of mainstream pop with all the weird unpredictability, and intense emotion that you simply won’t hear
Album Reviews: MGMT, Sheer Mag, Faye Webster
MGMT – Loss of Life Middletown, CT Over their several records, it’s become clear where MGMT is making pop-focused music and exploratory music, and their latest album appears to lean to the latter. Though this album is full of strong writing and personal touches that keep the songs accessible, this
Album Reviews: Idles, Molly Lewis, Paloma Faith
Idles – Tangk Bristol, England Always ones to unleash a riot on their records, Idles’ increase the sonic and emotional depth on their latest record. Despite the a few more downbeat tracks, the band comes out with a fuller sound than ever, finding more intricate production to play around with,
Album Reviews: Chelsea Wolfe, Brittany Howard, Torres
Chelsea Wolfe – She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She Roseville/Sacramento, CA In her latest exploration of the dark corners of rock and experimental sound crafting, Chelsea Wolfe is uncompromising. Methodical and morphing, this is a record that breathes to the point of fogging up our headphones, but
Album Reviews: The Last Dinner Party, Ty Segall, Moonvampire
The Last Dinner Party – Prelude to Ecstasy London, England It’s rare to hear a band come out the gate with orchestral arrangements and over-the-top energy on a debut, and still feel like that band has figured out their sound. The Last Dinner Party certainly has their aesthetics figured out
Album Reviews: The Smile, Future Islands, Elliphant
The Smile – Wall of Eyes England Despite its appearance as simply a Radiohead side project, The Smile’s lean into experimental and dense writing has proven to be equally, if not more, satisfying to listen to as of late for some. Refocusing the band members’ unique talents through a more
Album Reviews: Green Day, Gabriels, Sleater-Kinney
Green Day – Saviors East Bay, CA Not unlike Muse, Green Day hit a point in the 2010s where their back-to-basics period almost alienated the fans they’d built up until that point. But it seems like they’ve course-corrected and found the best of both worlds. Delivering easily their best record
Best Albums of 2023
Another year of music has gone by, and while it truly felt like a bigger year for shows returning than new music, there was still plenty of great releases to make this latest trip around our sun feel special. While our list definitely tiered from top to bottom by how
Album Reviews: Squirrel Flower, A. Savage, Sofia Kourtesis
Squirrel Flower – Tomorrow’s Fire Boston, MA Between sheer beauty and explosive outrage, Squirrel Flower crafts vivid soundscapes that take you deep down a personal moment in time. There’s a buzzing tension and sense of hope to “I Don’t Use a Trash can” as the album seems to rise to
Album Reviews: Danny Brown & JPEGMAFIA, Yves Tumor, Everything But the Girl
Danny Brown & JPEGMAFIA – Scaring the Hoes Detroit, MI & Baltimore, MD/New York City As two of the most idiosyncratic and unapologetic artists in the game, Danny Brown and JPEGMAFIA are surprisingly complimentary as a duo. With jams that either compliment or inspire a great set of verses, and
Album Reviews: Billy Woods & Kenny Segal, Lankum, Wednesday
Billy Woods & Kenny Segal – Maps (Washington, D.C./New York City & Rockville, MD) On this latest collaboration, Billy Woods and Kenny Segal find intense synergy, letting their two obtuse styles feel like they were always meant to be one and the same. The album sets off on the glitchy
Album Reviews: Danny Brown, The Waeve, Kaytraminé
Danny Brown – Quaranta (Detroit, MI) Already on his second album of the year, Danny Brown has found a creative freedom to play and take more risks than usual on this release. In an album that satisfyingly sees Brown experimenting and playing to his best quirks as an artist, this
Album Reviews: Julie Byrne, Holly Walker, Creeper
Julie Byrne – The Greater Wings – Buffalo, NY Like a spirit of nature itself, Julie Byrne is one of these artists that seem to simply sing and command arrangements that perfectly fit them at all times. The intense emotions and sense of detail in these productions however show Byrne
Album Reviews: Boygenius, Crosses, Troye Sivan
Boygenius – The Rest (Mechanicsville, VA/Pasadena, CA/Germantown, TN) Almost cheeky in its title, Boygenius would have you think their new EP is leftovers rather than a decadent dessert to their recent LP. While seemingly a small companion to their latest album, this EP feels like a 10-song record’s worth of
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