Album Reviews: Youth Lagoon, Horsegirl, Sharon Van Etten

 Youth Lagoon – Rarely Do I Dream San Diego, CA Leaning into the far ends of fractured distortion while stripping down the tones for their most beautiful tracks yet, Youth Lagoon offers two distinct flavours on their latest record. More blown out than before, “Speed Freak” sees Trevor Powers letting

Album Reviews: Sharon Van Etten, Kero Kero Bonito, Julien Baker

 Kero Kero Bonito — Civilization II (London, U.K.) There's always an undeniable charm to Kero Kero Bonito's uniquely layered yet chipper approach to pop, that gives them a versatility some bands can't afford. While this leaves a more conceptual EP more fun than that type of record would usually be,

Album Reviews: January 28, 2019

 Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow (New York City) After bringing a sense of weirdness and real heart to singer-songwriter music and folk, Sharon Van Etten is boldly walking into pop. While there's a lot of sonic exploration on this record, it's still the depth of Etten's own emotions