Ride Weather Diaries review

Ride : Weather Diaries

A solid return to form from the shoegaze icons.

Vallenfyre Fear Those Who Fear Him review

Vallenfyre : Fear Those Who Fear Him

Gothic doom metal vets tap into classic death metal sound.

Tony Allen : A Tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

An affectionate and grooving tribute from one legend to another.

Com Truise Iteration review

Album of the Week: Com Truise – Iteration

Seth Haley’s saga finds a happy ending through vintage synthesizer textures.

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Mark McGuire : Ideas of Beginnings

Former Emeralds collaborator goes acoustic, sort of.

Little Dragon Season High review

Little Dragon : Season High

A sugary escape from reality.

Beach Fossils Somersault review

Beach Fossils : Somersault

On their third album, the hazy indie rock outfit delves into more baroque territory.

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Mutoid Man : War Moans

A set of short, sweet, hard-rocking metal with a subliminal progressive streak.

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Elder – Reflections of a Floating World

Boston psych-rock group takes a heavy, epic journey to more atmospheric territory.

Wavves You're Welcome review

Wavves : You’re Welcome

The California pop punks maintain a familiar sound while hinting at where the future could take them.

Solstafir Berdreyminn review

Sólstafir : Berdreyminn

Icelandic group moves further away from metal, yet evades the mainstream.

Danzig Black Laden Crown review

Danzig : Black Laden Crown

It’s exactly what a Danzig album is expected to sound like.

Gnarwhal Crucial review

Gnarwhal : Crucial

The noisy math rockers find melody amid the instrumental intensity.

Bob's Burgers Music Album review

Bob’s Burgers : The Bob’s Burgers Music Album

Sub Pop-released compilation of songs from Fox animated series is an embarrassment of absurd riches.

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Jlin – Black Origami

Gary, Indiana’s footwork innovator balances celebration and intensity on her outstanding second album.

Loss Horizonless review

Loss : Horizonless

The funeral doom group stretches the limits of their dark, devastating genre on their latest.

Tigers Jaw Spin review

Tigers Jaw : Spin

Tigers Jaw’s latest feels much older than it is, with a warmth that’s timeless.

Mew Visuals review

Mew : Visuals

The Danish group shifts away from prog for dream pop, but something’s definitely missing.

Land of Talk : Life After Youth

Canadian indie rock outfit returns after a bit of a break with an album that tackles the big questions.

Oxbow Thin Black Duke review

Oxbow : Thin Black Duke

The San Francisco noise rock outfit returns after a decade-long break with a surprisingly melodic presence.