Album of the Week Archives - Page 2 of 65

The metallic hardcore legends pare back their approach to a blistering 31 minute surge

The UK group intensify and expand their palette of noise on an exquisite primal scream of an album

As Ratboys continue to grow as a band, they achieve a warmth and maturity while offering some of their most inspired moments to date

The Lebanese, Netherlands-based artist’s 75-minute new LP is cinematic and intense

The debut LP from a duo comprising members of Big|Brave and My Disco is minimalist noise rock with groove

The UK post-punk band’s strongest and most collaborative set of songs to date

The Toronto band continue their transformation into full-blown prog with two new epic sides of their Chinese Zodiac series

The industrial-metal group have never sound more suited to the fucked-up world we live in

Daniel Lopatin’s latest features some of his most engaging and smartly paradoxical music

The collaborative effort confronts grief embedded in their Pacific Northwestern home

The Edmonton synth-punks’ sophomore album goes bigger on brighter melodies and glimmers of hope

The hip-hop duo reunite with the prolific beatmaker for a set of dark, nuanced yet multichromatic meditations

An unlikely but inspired collaboration that pairs lush lanscapes with brute force

The long-running Belgian group goes back to basics in one of their biggest sets of bangers

Brittney Parks takes inspiration from various dance music locales on a beat-driven extravaganza

The Chicago singer/songwriter wraps her songs in lush layers of sound in an exploration of healing

The “ecstatic black metal” group retain their intensity while offering a deeper emotional experience

The Wilco frontman returns with a triple-album sprawl that seeks a simple kind of harmony and understanding

The North Carolina group sharpen their riffs amid detailed narratives of just trying to get by

Mabe Fratti and Hector Tosta’s sophomore album expands their approach, fusing brighter pop sounds with avant garde sonics