Album Reviews
Jamie Lee’s aural document of alcoholism and depression is devastating, yet deeply moving music.
The Norwegian space-disco producer delivers an impressively accessible 90-plus-minute epic ambient album.
The Brooklyn-based grindcore band has an innovative and invigorating take on the genre, while keeping it concise.
Ye drops the noise and negativity of Yeezus and emerges with an imperfect but consistently compelling work.
The Bloomington, Indiana singer/songwriter crafts pained, delicate and honest songs of yearning and heartache.
The California doom metal outfit offers up an ambitiously daring and emotional set of music on their new, sprawling LP.
The latest in a long string of releases for the Atlanta rapper is a more desperate, anguished variation of his approach.
The synth-pop duo’s final album, following the passing of Benjamin Curtis, is a triumph in the face of tragedy.
The noise-punk trio’s Sub Pop debut is a bracing and powerful set of distorted anthems.
Noel Heroux of Hooray for Earth steps out on his own with this buzzing, eclectic angst ridden pop sound.
The veteran singer/songwriter delivers a double album that’s sprawling and soul-haunting.
Zachary Cole Smith & Co. follow up their debut with an enjoyable album in desperate need of an edit.
The synth-pop duo’s first album in five years is an embrace of big, bold sounds while retaining soulful warmth.
The pop star’s newly released, fanfare-free eighth album is perplexing, but strong in unexpected ways.
Aaron Maine and Greta Kline embrace change again with a set of soulful and sultry synth-driven tracks.
The Canadian indie rock outfit balances their Velvets-y jangle with introspection and melancholy.
The legendary Welsh singer/songwriter reissues a 1980s classic and records it anew with experimental touches.
The Swedish hardcore outfit blends a punk aesthetic with the crushing heaviness of death metal.
Mark Kozelek and Justin Broadrick make surprisingly natural partners on this big, but melancholy album.
The Savannah sludge metal outfit rises up after the death of bandmate Jonathan Athon with a resilient new chapter.