Album Reviews

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  Terry Uyarak's 'Unnuaq' Offers Warmth When the Sun Cannot

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2023

  "When I was a little one / I remember / What we used to go through" sings Terry Uyarak in Inuktitut on "Nutaraullunga," one of the several...

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  Meshell Ndegeocello Unleashes a Whirlwind of Jazz on 'The Omnichord Real Book'

  PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2023

  Bassist and neo-soul heavyweight Meshell Ndegeocello took almost five years to craft her debut offering on legendary American jazz label Bl...

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  On 'Átta,' Sigur Rós Embrace Beauty for Its Own Sake

  PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2023

  It's been a long decade since the last full-length album from Sigur Rós. They've kept busy enough during the 10 years following 2013's Kvei...

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  Origami Angel Master Economy and Energy on 'The Brightest Days'

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2023

  The law of averages strikes again as Gen Z pop-punk phenoms Origami Angel follow up their 20-track roller coaster of a second album with a...

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  Queens of the Stone Age Dial Back the Intensity with 'In Times New Roman…'

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2023

  It doesn't take a keen eye to know that the world is ending. Wildfires in Quebec have made New York and parts of Canada a barely-breathable...

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  Tough Age Stay True to Form on 'Waiting Here'

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2023

  The latest album from indie pop mainstays Tough Age celebrates 10 years of the band's upbeat, straightforward brand of pop rock. Known for...

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  Hand Habits Lets the Light in on 'Sugar the Bruise'

  PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2023

  As Hand Habits, Meg Duffy has released three striking albums — 2017's Wildly Idle (Humble Before the Void), 2019's Placeholder and 2021's F...

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  Boris & Uniform Compartmentalize the Catharsis on 'Bright New Disease'

  PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2023

  In March 2020, I was preparing to go see Uniform play with the Body; due to the onset of the pandemic, that concert never came to fruition....