Album Reviews 1900
Album of the Week: Inter Arma – Sulphur English
The Richmond metal band continue to defy expectations while delivering a richer emotional experience.
Swervedriver : Future Ruins
The shoegaze icons' latest is a little too overstuffed with ideas.
Sundara Karma : Ulfilas’ Alphabet
A surprising transformation into more artful sounds for the UK-based alt-rock group.
Fennesz : Agora
A lush and gorgeous electronic album, but one that feels some distance from past glories.
Kid Koala : Music to Draw to: Io
The producer teams up with vocalist Trixie Whitley for a set of uncharacteristically dark soul.
Waste of Space Orchestra : Syntheosis
Members of Oranssi Pazuzu and Dark Buddha Rising come together for an epic sci-fi nightmare.
Foodman : ODOODO
The Japanese footwork producer balances the cray with the stylish on his new EP.
Album of the Week: Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising
An intricate record that finds Natalie Mering going into space.
Mats Eilertsen Trio : And Then Comes the Night
An album that explores the tonal colors of minimalist composition.
Beth Gibbons and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra : Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs)
Portishead's vocalist takes on the work of the acclaimed Polish composer, and it's devastatingly gorgeous.
Noisem : Cease to Exist
The Baltimore death metal/grindcore band rises from near collapse for a blistering new set of rippers.
Album of the Week: Brutus – Nest
The Belgian trio's second album is as powerful a rock album as has been released in years.
Marvin Gaye : You’re the Man
The soul icon's lost album finally resurfaces for his 80th birthday, suggesting an alternate timeline hit record.
Giovanni Guidi : Avec Le Temps
A unique jazz record that sometimes leaves the listener out of the equation.
Lambchop : This Is (What I Wanted To Tell You)
An album that solidifies Kurt Wagner's ability to not only stay relevant, but experimental after all these years.