Album Reviews
It arrived as a “gift,” but it still feels a lot more like a consolation prize from the stadium-filling Irish rock heroes.
Ambient soundtrack works best when paired with its titular experimental film, but offers some aural surprises as well.
Debut EP by Danish black metal artist has been the source of controversy, but there’s nothing controversial about how good it is.
DFA Records’ longest running act reaches a new peak of progressive disco artistry.
Prolific LA emcee combines accessibility with his avant garde sensibility on his outstanding new album.
A pop album with a lot of promise, but one that’s ultimately rudderless and lacking in a real artistic identity.
Harvey Milk’s Stephen Tanner taking on a droning, ugly and intense instrumental approach — and it most definitely works.
Ten years later, a strong restatement of the Canadian duo’s fuzzy dancepunk.
A big step forward for the singer/songwriter through simplicity and, simply, a great set of songs.
No longer “Kids,” the Pittsburgh group delivers a decent if flawed piece of hardcore on new album ‘I Am King.’
Billed by songwriter A.C. Newman as a celebration record, the power-pop outfit’s latest more than lives up to his description.
A bass-driven work split down the middle, with Grouper on one side and Death Grips on the other.
New York trio scales back on this more hushed and minimal effort, at least when compared to the art rockers’ weirdest moments.
While metal goes through its midlife crisis, the Portland doom trio continue to age gracefully.
Dinosaur Jr. frontman’s latest solo effort adds more layers to his stripped-down arrangements.
Swedish metal heavyweights cast off the tepid M.O.R. rock and double down on their old-man prog.
A double album that shows off the garage rocker’s songwriting and shredding skills, if not necessarily sequencing.
A pop album that also happens to be a dark and intense journey through some powerful feelings.