deerhoof miracle-level review

No Age : Snares Like a Haircut

L.A. noise-punk duo raises the bar for indie in 2018.

death bells between here and everywhere review

Album of the Week: The Soft Moon – Criminal

An angrier, much more intense version of Luis Vasquez’s darkwave visions.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Wrong Creatures review

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club : Wrong Creatures

The bluesy, woozy rock outfit don’t deviate from the norm much on their seventh full-length.

Portal Ion review

Portal : Ion

The slightest peek behind the veil of one of metal’s most enigmatic.

Calexico The Thread That Keeps Us review

Calexico : The Thread That Keeps Us

A sort of homecoming for the Arizona alt-country stalwarts.

First Aid Kit Ruins review

First Aid Kit : Ruins

The two Swedish folk sisters are carrying folk forward.

Tribulation Down Below review

Album of the Week: Tribulation – Down Below

A densely layered metal triumph that’s also a lot of fun to listen to.

Tune-Yards : I can feel you creep into my private life

A challenging album that sounds deceptively inviting.

shamir heterosexuality review

Porches : The House

Aaron Maine’s growing pains reveal an impressive maturity on the other side.

automatic excess review

Shopping : The Official Body

The UK post-punk trio’s third album is their tightest and most hopeful to date.

Agrimonia Awaken review Album of the Week

Album of the Week: Agrimonia – Awaken

The Swedish metal veterans soar higher on their epic, powerful fourth album.

Jeff Rosenstock Post review

Jeff Rosenstock : POST-

Ringing in 2018 with a smile and a fist in the air.

Panda Bear a day with the homies review

Panda Bear : A Day With the Homies EP

A vinyl-only release intended to be heard without distractions.

Starcrawler album review

Starcrawler : Starcrawler

A raucous and rowdy slab of old-school rock ‘n’ roll.

Watain Trident Wolf Eclipse review

Watain : Trident Wolf Eclipse

The Swedish brutes are back to some mean black metal menace.

NERD No One Ever Really Dies review

N.E.R.D. : No One Ever Really Dies

Pharrell and Chad Hugo prove they still know how to be strange.

Thantifaxath Void Masquerading review

Thantifaxath : Void Masquerading As Matter

The Canadian black metal outfit’s long awaited new EP maintains their weirdness while strengthening songwriting.

boldy james alchemist bo jackson review

Album of the Week: Conway – G.O.A.T.

A grim and grimy set of hardcore narratives that sounds as fresh as it is tense.

Krallice Go Be Forgotten review

Krallice : Go Be Forgotten

The second of two recent releases is strong, yet feels overshadowed.