Album Reviews
Sixteen years after his last album, the Dr. returns with an epic paean to his hometown, after abandoning Detox.
The pop singer behind “Call Me Maybe” goes above and beyond The Hit to showcase a vibrant pop album full of great songs.
The Los Angeles noise rock band dials back on the abrasion and doubles down on industrial dance beats.
The Brooklyn-based punk outfit teams up with Laura Jane Grace for 30 minutes of blistering, socially conscious punk.
The indie-pop duo, featuring members of Mazes and Veronica Falls, make a beautiful thing out of simple guitar jangle.
Light in the Attic has reissued the no wave artist’s weird and funky debut album, with an album’s worth of extras.
The affable, goofball singer/songwriter delivers a short set of songs based in synths and neighborly charm.
Ojai post-hardcore bruisers make a complex and intense ruckus on their new six-track full-length.
The Atlanta hip-hop trio polishes up for their proper album debut, but lose something in the translation.
Thomas Arsenault’s first full-length delivers simple pop songs under the guise of booming electronic jams.
The New Jersey punk band takes a 90-minute, three-LP journey.
The chameleonic Sacramento producer switches gears from drum ‘n’ bass to ambient music on his latest release.
The gothic folk singer/songwriter sharpens his sound and goes deeper into his soul on his best record to date.
The band offers up a surprise, download-it-for-free album on their website, which turns out to be their loosest to date.
The two fuzz-loving indie rock bands collaborate on a fun, but unfinished-sounding 20 minutes.
The Australian black metal band foresees a bleak and awesome vision on their massive Relapse debut.
The Chicago noise-metal band’s new album finds fertile ground in the sound of decay.
The New York City duo’s sophomore album loses some of the freshness but retains the pop potency.
The former Drive-By Trucker’s latest is smaller on drama, but still big on heart.