Lindstrom Windings EP review

Lindstrøm : Windings

Hans Peter Lindstrøm‘s career has been anything but linear, not an arc so much as…

Virus Memento Collider review

Virus : Memento Collider

The shortest and most accurate way to describe Virus’ Memento Collider would be “alternate dark-dimension…

Aphex Twin Cheetah review

Aphex Twin : Cheetah EP

The drought is over, for now. Aphex Twin has already released a total of four…

Inter Arma Paradise Gallows review

Inter Arma – Paradise Gallows

The Richmond, Virginia sludge metal outfit deliver their strongest and biggest statement.

The Invisible : Patience

Buy at iTunes Every music scene has its stars, but a few stars do not…

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The Avalanches : Wildflower

There’s usually no good reason to expect new music after a 16-year absence. Australian plunderphonics…

Moonface and Siinai My Best Human Face

Moonface / Siinai : My Best Human Face

In case you haven’t heard—and if you haven’t, we honestly don’t know where the hell…

anxiety little green house review

Frameworks : Smother

In eponymous fashion, Frameworks’ latest truly smothers the listener, yet stops just short of suffocation.…

The Julie Ruin : Hit Reset

In high school I would angle my way between wobbly phalanxes of kids while Bikini…

Bat for Lashes The Bride review

Album of the Week: Bat for Lashes – The Bride

Natasha Khan’s latest concept-based work is a haunting narrative album that blends grief, romance and great songwriting.

Gevurah Hallelujah review

Gevurah : Hallelujah!

Buy at iTunes Gevurah is a black metal band that requires a certain level of…

Garbage Strange Little Birds

Garbage : Strange Little Birds

Listening to the sixth LP from Garbage, Strange Little Birds, feels much like rooting for…

Mitski Puberty 2 review

Mitski : Puberty 2

“Happy” is the title of the first song on Mitski‘s fourth album, Puberty 2. It’s…

Blood Orange Freetown Sound

Blood Orange : Freetown Sound

Blood Orange’s third album, Freetown Sound, opens in jarring fashion on “By Ourselves.” A sampled…

Deerhoof : The Magic

Buy at iTunes While La Isla Bonita has been described as Deerhoof’s entry into garage…

beyonce renaissance review

Album of the Week: Maxwell – blackSUMMERS’night

The R&B auteur makes his return with a set of summery, synth-laden jams, seven years after its predecessor.

YG Still Brazy

YG : Still Brazy

Within the first five minutes of YG‘s new album Still Brazy, the Compton emcee asks,…

Paws No Grace

PAWS : No Grace

The mainstream pop-punk movement of the late ’90s and early 2000s was a result of…

clipping. : Wriggle

Where does an experimental hip-hop artist go after winning a Tony? Back to making some…

Mike Adams at His Honest Weight : Casino Drone

When discussing what goes into great songwriting, it’s all too easy to focus on the…