Album Reviews
David Eugene Edwards brings his gothic country to Deathwish Inc. and turns up the noise.
The Minneapolis hip-hop duo restate their independence, while growing a little too comfortable in parts.
Kip Berman & Co. go for a dreamier indie pop sound on their more streamlined and direct third album.
Michael Gira & Co. create an even bigger and more powerful set of crushing dirges on their epic 13th album.
The Calgary singer/songwriter constructs a perfectly strange soundtrack to summer on his latest.
The Philadelphia duo break chamber pop to fit, then paint it to match.
The Portland black metallers continue to widen their scope while tightening up their sound.
Merrill Garbus shows off more degrees of versatility and depth on her excellent third album.
Summer makes a brief return on Christian Fennesz’s latest, which is bittersweet and beautiful.
Swedish singer-songwriter expands her impressive catalog with her most soulful, moving work to date.
The Philadelphia group matures into a sophisticated, melodic punk outfit on their outstanding new full-length.
Five years after his last album with the band, Stephen McBean loses the plot.
Former Blur frontman offers a charming and melancholy set of solo material — the first under his own name.
Steve Bays (Torche) & Co. reconvene for a meaty, sludgy new set — their first in 12 years.
Pacific Northwest post-hardcore outfit, featuring former members of Unwound, combine prog and punk on their solid debut.
After drummer Andy Stack’s move to Portland, Wye Oak open up their sound to a brighter, synth-based sound.
In under 20 minutes, Los Angeles punks Plague Vendor deliver a set of white-hot intensity.
Fear of Men nearly live up to the promise of their debut EP, but still have a distance to get there.