Album Reviews

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  Hamilton Shoegazers Basement Revolver 'Embody' Vulnerability, Resilience and Growth

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2022

  Embody, the second full-length album by Hamilton, ON, shoegazers Basement Revolver, is a pandemic baby. Forged against the constraining bac...

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  Tennyson's 'Rot' Is Fresh

  PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2022

  There is a certain irony in creating your most dynamic music while suffering a hearing condition. That was the reality for Tennyson, a.k.a....

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  Lavender Country's Roots Run Through Past and Present on 'Blackberry Rose'

  PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2022

  Country music is filled with iconography. Whether it be the archetypal wandering cowpoke on the range, rambling outlaw or the city-dwelling...

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  Khruangbin and Leon Bridges' Southern Charm Never Wanes on 'Texas Moon'

  PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2022

  Texas is arguably best known for country music, but the Lone Star State has produced major contributors to a kaleidoscope of genres. It's a...

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  Alice Glass Eviscerates Her Past with 'PREY//IV'

  PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2022

  Darkwave veteran Alice Glass has re-emerged with PREY//IV, her debut solo album and first release in five years. The record — a decidedly a...

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  Beach House's 'Once Twice Melody' Is Not Quite Enough and Just a Bit Too Much

  PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2022

  Beach House have managed to build a legendary catalogue of mystifying, awe-inspiring music thats strength lies both in its sameness and its...

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  Moonchild Place Comfort at the Core of Creation on 'Starfruit'

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2022

  Moonchild's fifth studio effort is a pleasant contradiction. On one hand, the California trio offer comforting sameness: warm, soothing cof...

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  Spoon Try a Little Tenderness on 'Lucifer on the Sofa'

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2022

  You could never accuse Spoon of chasing trends or flashing in the pan. The Austin rockers have evolved subtly and deliberately over the las...