reviews

'Priscilla' Has a Little Less Action, a Little More Conversation

Directed by Sofia Coppola

PUBLISHED Nov 2, 2023

For decades, Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE) — the entity created to manage the famed singer's assets, likeness and legacy following his un...

Jockstrap Are Chopped to Bits on 'I<3UQTINVU'

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2023

In the world of '80s sci-fi movies, misguided attempts were often made to imagine what music might sound like a century or two in the futur...

Cloud Nothings Try to Live in the Here and Now on "Final Summer"

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PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2023

Longtime Cloud Nothings fans are bound to raise their eyebrows at the opening seconds of "Final Summer," as the song begin with the whooshi...

Drop Nineteens Have Lost Their Thorns on 'Hard Light'

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2023

Whether shoegaze's enduring cross-generational appeal and TikTok meme-ability had anything to do with Drop Nineteens reactivating and dropp...

Black Pumas Are a Vibe on 'Chronicles of a Diamond'

PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2023

Black Pumas' sophomore album Chronicles of a Diamond fuses Motown, neo-soul and East Coast hip-hop into a blend so sonically and universall...

Truth Club Push Through the Shadows on 'Running from the Chase'

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PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2023

North Carolina continues its indie rock dominance with Running from the Chase, Truth Club's deeply affecting sophomore rebirth. There's som...

Nate Bargatze and Foo Fighters Shone on a 'Saturday Night Live' Mired in Flubs

October 28, 2023

PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2023

Ingenious, unassuming stand-up Nate Bargatze had his hands full acting in decent sketches, Foo Fighters conjured their younger, poppy alt-r...

Lauryn Hill and the Fugees Were on Fire (Even If They Weren't on Time) in Toronto

Scotiabank Arena, October 26

PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2023

It was a calculated risk to take Toronto's underfunded, overextended transit system to see Lauryn Hill in concert, but I did so in understa...