reviews

Caroline Polachek and Weyes Blood Capture Something Magical on "Butterfly Net"

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PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2024

The duo's "Butterfly Net" sounds suspended in air, sloughing off the original’s vintage weight for something more timeless...

Erika de Casier's "ice" Is Red-Hot

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PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2024

Erika de Casier wrote one of last year's best pop hits, NewJeans' "Super Shy," and she brings some of that same timid swagger to "ice"...

'Lisa Frankenstein' Needs a Jolt to Come Alive

Directed by Zelda Williams

PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2024

Diablo Cody's work has always had an aw-shucks-but-make-it-dark quality to it. Her writing is chock-full of what can only be described as...

Chelsea Wolfe Shines Some Light on 'She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She'

PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2024

'She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She' is an impressive, liberating album of icy rhythms and brutal honesty...

Fearbirds' 'Aux Blood' Roils with Promise

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2024

'Aux Blood' appears straightforward, but give it some time and it reveals the complicated currents roiling just below the surface...

The Last Dinner Party's 'Prelude to Ecstasy' Is Plenty Ecstatic

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2024

If the Last Dinner Party’s debut is but a 'Prelude to Ecstasy,' its masterful focus is a clear promise they’ll be back to enrapture us again...

Talia Schlanger Finds a Gentle Resilience on 'Grace for the Going'

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2024

On 'Grace for the Going,' Talia Schlanger is complex and paradoxical, brilliantly balancing an impressive duality...

Ayo Edebiri's Excellent Hosting Marred by Controversy on Frustrating 'SNL'

February 3, 2024

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2024

It's so frustrating that a tremendous hosting turn by the great Ayo Edebiri will also be remembered for platforming hateful figures...