Xiu Xiu FORGET review

Xiu Xiu : FORGET

Jamie Stewart’s band of experimentalists refocuses on their best set of songs in several years.

Jesca Hoop Memories are now

Jesca Hoop : Memories Are Now

Singer/songwriter sheds big-name collaborators for a set of deep introspection.

Power Trip Nightmare Logic review

Power Trip – Nightmare Logic

Dallas thrashers turn in their strongest set of songs and their most powerful statement yet.

Six Organs of Admittance Threshold review

Six Organs of Admittance : Burning the Threshold

Ben Chasny’s sweetest, most honeyed tracks in years.

Aseethe : Hopes of Failure

Iowa sludgemongers balance massive sound with subtle textures.

Hideout So Many Hoops

Hideout : So Many Hoops/So Little Time

Hideout began as a one-man recording project a few years ago while guitarist Gabriel Rodriguez…

mono pilgrimage of the soul review

Grails : Chalice Hymnal

Instrumental genre-shifters deliver their most expansive and accessible album.

The Orwells Terrible Human Beings review

The Orwells : Terrible Human Beings

Chicago garage rockers are growing up. Sort of.

Ryan Adams Prisoner

Ryan Adams : Prisoner

Adams’ latest is a real heartbreaker.

King Woman Created in the Image of Suffering

King Woman – Created in the Image of Suffering

Bay Area doom metal outfit puts songwriting first and foremost.

Pain of Salvation review

Pain of Salvation : In the Passing Light of Day

With thoughtful arrangements and poetry, the Swedish group prove themselves prog’s most underrated.

elbow interview

Elbow : Little Fictions

The long-running UK band finds new ways to innovate while turning away from stadium excess.

Priests Nothing Feels Natural review

Priests : Nothing Feels Natural

D.C. post-punks give voice to contemporary anxiety.

Beach Slang mixtape 2 review

Beach Slang : Here I Made This For You (Vol. 2)

James Alex and company follow up a strong full-length with a set of covers.

clamm care review

Album of the Week: Meat Wave – The Incessant

Chicago punks exorcise a year’s demons on an intense, thrilling set of songs.

Trevor de Brauw Uptown

Trevor de Brauw : Uptown

Pelican guitarist pursues an abstract series of gorgeous instrumental soundscapes.

Japandroids Near to the Wild Heart of Life review

Japandroids : Near to the Wild Heart of Life

When Japandroids debuted in 2009 with Post-Nothing, the Vancouver duo refreshed a garagey rock sound…

gruff rhys seeking new gods review

Cate Le Bon : Rock Pool

Singer/songwriter’s latest is an intimate journey into the in-between.

municipal waste electrified brain review

Iron Reagan : Crossover Ministry

Snarky, snotty, punk-infused thrash that’s too much fun.

Moon Duo Occult Architecture review

Moon Duo : Occult Architecture Vol. 1

Psych-rock outfit delivers their strongest set of head trips to date.