Greater clarity brings sharper riffs in the band’s first record to be produced by Sanford Parker.
The North Carolina indie rock heroes go for the jugular in this Trump-era throwdown.
A damn fascinating listen from a hip-hop super team.
A stellar reworking of a home-recorded 2011 lo-fi classic.
A reprieve among the California artist’s world of sonic noise.
An unfocused album that veers in too many directions at once.
As much Timberlake as anyone could ask for.
The Maryland post-hardcore act has matured gracefully into a more nuanced band.
Political music that feels ecstatic.
A fun and fresh album that tackles ideas and problems in illuminating ways.
A masterful, meticulous but still human pop record.
A minor release from a band struggling with relevance.
A piece of contemporary California pop tinted by vintage Canyon sounds.
Escapist death metal that offers no easy escape.
Still marching to the beat of their own drum machines.
A strong debut of sharp indie rock from UK’s latest export.
With their Carpark debut, the indie rock guitar-manglers confirm their status as one of today’s most progressive acts.
A pleasurable debut from the Estonian shoegazers, but one that doesn’t offer many challenges.
A powerful doom metal statement from Finland’s death-doom architects.
Psychedelic sounds and interpersonal vulnerability.