Album Reviews

Adam Gnade : Run, Hide, Retreat, Surrender

Dreamy soundscapes and haunting narratives.

Old 97s : Alive and Wired

Two disc live set captures Texas barnstormers at their best.

The Greenhornes : Sewed Soles

The party album to close out the year.

Celso Fonseca : Rive Gauche Rio

First stop on the world tour: Brazil.

Frantic Mantis : Data Is Not Information

Sci-fi-core supergroup, with just the right amount of impending doom.

Immaculate Machine : Ones and Zeroes

New Pornographer Kathryn Calder’s “other” band.

Neil Diamond : 12 Songs

Classic pop crooner becomes cool again.

John Dufilho : John Dufilho

Deathray Davies frontman comes into his own with “debut” solo set.

Explosions in the Sky : How Strange, Innocence

Reissue of Texas instrumental rockers’ debut may be embarrassing for them, but a blessing for the rest of us.

Oneida : The Wedding

No “Chicken Dance” or “I Will Survive” to be found here.

Edith Frost : It’s a Game

The benefits of being “real.”

Dr. Dog : Easybeat

Good time Philly indie pop.

True Love : Wings

Veteran indie pop musicians kick out the jams.

Red Sparowes : At the Soundless Dawn

Metal side-project for atmospheric-minded fans.

Ulrich Schnauss : Far Away Trains Passing By

Reissue of electronic producer’s dreamy debut.

Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy Appendix review

Okkervil River : Black Sheep Boy Appendix

A second set of brilliance to follow up one of the year’s best.