Album Reviews

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  Blondshell Nails the Landing on Her Self-Titled Debut

  PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2023

  Contrary to F. Scott Fitzgerald's well worn adage, the modern American music industry was built on second (and third and fourth acts). Thes...

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  City and Colour's 'The Love Still Held Me Near' Is a Clear-Eyed Portrait of Grief

  PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2023

  Dallas Green's sixth studio album as City and Colour is more than a record, more than a collection of songs. The Love Still Held Me Near is...

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  Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra Bring a Crackling Energy to 'Lightning Dreamers'

  PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2023

  If you want to draw a line from traditional American jazz to today's electronic-infused scene that birthed Makaya McCraven and BadBadNotGoo...

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  The New Pornographers Are Far from Fading on 'Continue as a Guest'

  PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2023

  The New Pornographers exist in a permanent liminal state; neither of the culture nor apart from it, primary songwriter A.C. Newman has occa...

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  Gel Are for the Freaks on the Pummelling 'Only Constant'

  PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2023

  Gel have emerged as one of the most exciting bands in hardcore in a short amount of time. While other acts in the genre might take years an...

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  Danny Brown and JPEGMAFIA Blow Shit Up on 'SCARING THE HOES'

  PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2023

  Danny Brown and JPEGMAFIA are hip-hop's most evenly matched odd couple. A duo known individually for their signature off-kilter styles, bot...

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  Murray A. Lightburn Excavates the Past on 'Once Upon a Time in Montreal'

  PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2023

  The music of the Dears is inextricably linked with Montreal, most subliminally in its ambitious arrangements, echoing Quebecers' love for p...

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  Lana Del Rey Is Lost in Thought on the Radiant 'Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd'

  PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2023

  A shift occured about halfway through Lana Del Rey's 2017 album Lust for Life, the turning point marked by a song called "Coachella – Woods...