Album Reviews
The UK post-grunge act add a new member and broaden their approach without abandoning their hard-rocking sound.
Chris Walla leaves his final mark on Death Cab’s legacy, with this unfortunately tepid and tame set of songs.
The D.C. rapper returns to the premise of his debut mixtape, without quite reclaiming its greatness.
The Odd Future emcee steers his music in an interesting new direction, with an unclear outcome.
A concise statement from the post-rock collective, but a powerful one.
The singer/songwriter returns to a gentle folk sound on an exquisite album of grief and honesty.
Lamar emerges from his cocoon with a lot on his mind, seeking Tupac’s spiritual guidance in a funkadelic dream.
A fun revival of the legendary garage rock band’s classic sound, if not a groundbreaking one.
The indie pop group isn’t quite as in love with synths anymore, but they’re still leaning heavily on ’80s influences.
The transcendental black metal band substitutes new elements for their signature sound and it’s more confusing than anything.
The UK singer songwriter takes another step forward on her fifth full-length, and turns up the volume higher.
Matthew Cooper and Explosions in the Sky’s Mark Smith come together again in hypnotic harmony.
The Providence, Rhode Island noise rock duo shred the gnar again on their first album in six years.
The Australian singer/songwriter’s proper full-length debut builds on her first two EPs with more grit, volume and anxiety.
Ian Parton does the bulk of the work on the eclectic UK group’s fourth album, with some fun if familiar results.
Brendan Angelides’ latest album comes after a globe-spanning journey, but the electronic music itself doesn’t go much of anywhere.
The Seattle-based garage rock band grows up a little bit on their second album, without sacrificing the fun.
Isaac Brock & Co. finally make good on an album that took eight years to arrive.
The Canadian singer/songwriter looks to Los Angeles for inspiration on this set of classic ’70s-style piano rock.
George Lewis Jr sounds unafraid to fully embrace big-statement pop music on his major label debut.