Album Reviews
The Canadian ambient artist moves away from heavier, darker aural sculpture for ethereal transcendence.
The sludge metal heroes team up with Mike Kunka of godheadSilo for a noisy, grungy super team-up.
The Japanese stoner rockers and experimental noise artist team up for a strange and unusual double album.
The Brooklyn metal band returns with 23 minutes of powerful, dark and eclectic sounds.
The singer/songwriter loses no steam in his thirteenth album, which features Fiona Apple.
Axel Willner sets his sights on bigger, transcendental compositions within his minimal techno framework.
The Portland shoegazers make their return after six years with a strong set of classic guitar-driven songs.
The Brooklyn post-punk outfit’s fourth album is a high-energy examination of human feeling.
The UK outfit’s 11th album takes steps into more modern territory, but never fully connects the dots.
The Austin-based psych janglers deliver a new set of hypnotic and subtle stimulation.
Charles Bullen of This Heat’s short-lived dub side project is given new life in a Light in the Attic reissue.
Erik Wunder brings Charlie Fell (Lord Mantis) aboard for a double set of epic metal that hails to the greats.
The Portland duo’s attempt at the “grossest pop album of all time” is a success.
The Archers of Loaf and Crooked Fingers frontman goes singer/songwriter for the second time in his decades-long career.
Carson Cox of Merchandise launches a new hardcore project with visceral, surprising results.
The Portland indie rock trio returns to form on an album of catchy hooks and tense dichotomies.
The former Smith Westerns frontman steps out on his own with a confident solo debut.
The rock legend teams up with Josh Homme for what might be one last round of rock and rebellion.
The British techno veterans get loose and happy on their ninth studio LP, no lager necessary.
The Danish synth-pop group breaks through the darkwave atmosphere and delivers a set of pristine pop.