Album Reviews 2230
Album of the Week: Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/phoebe-bridgers-punisher-review-album-of-the-week/"></div>Bridgers' sophomore album, for all its heaviness and sorrow, is a source of hope rather than despair.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/phoebe-bridgers-punisher-review-album-of-the-week/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Thijsenterprise : Snits
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/thijsenterprise-snits-review/"></div>An 18-minute jolt of cut-and-paste Downtown 81 inspiration and energy.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/thijsenterprise-snits-review/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Tengger : Nomad
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/tengger-nomad-review/"></div>An album that soothes and transports with only gentle waves of sound.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/tengger-nomad-review/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Many Blessings : Emanation Body
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/many-blessings-emanation-body-review/"></div>Primitive Man's Ethan McCarthy delivers a blistering and awe-inspiring noise album.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/many-blessings-emanation-body-review/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Westerman : Your Hero Is Not Dead
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/westerman-your-hero-is-not-dead-review/"></div>The London singer/songwriter's debut album feels soothing and reassuring in our present moment.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/westerman-your-hero-is-not-dead-review/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Jehnny Beth : TO LOVE IS TO LIVE
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/jehnny-beth-to-love-is-to-live-review/"></div>The Savages vocalist's solo debut is erotic, uncompromising, and something altogether different.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/jehnny-beth-to-love-is-to-live-review/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Album of the Week: Run the Jewels – RTJ4
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/run-the-jewels-rtj4-review-album-of-the-week/"></div>Killer Mike and El-P deliver their fourth, forceful set of topical and speaker-destroying apocalypse boom-bap.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/run-the-jewels-rtj4-review-album-of-the-week/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Roly Porter : Kistvaen
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/roly-porter-kistvaen-review/"></div>Porter adds human voices to his repertoire of dark ambient sounds, and the result is all the more terrifying.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/roly-porter-kistvaen-review/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Various Artists : Pacific Breeze 2—Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/various-artists-pacific-breeze-2-japanese-city-pop-review/"></div>The second installment of Light in the Attic's series on Japanese pop of the '80s feels like an optimistic relic.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/various-artists-pacific-breeze-2-japanese-city-pop-review/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist : Alfredo
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/freddie-gibbs-alchemist-alfredo-review/"></div>A 35-minute course that feels like part of an even fuller meal.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/freddie-gibbs-alchemist-alfredo-review/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Coriky : Coriky
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/coriky-self-titled-review/"></div>A semi-reunion for members of Fugazi that presents something entirely new and promising.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/coriky-self-titled-review/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Album of the Week: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Sideways to New Italy
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/album-of-the-week-rolling-blackouts-coastal-fever-sideways-to-new-italy/"></div>The Australian band's sophomore full-length is both a homecoming and a cathartic release of energy.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/album-of-the-week-rolling-blackouts-coastal-fever-sideways-to-new-italy/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Archie Shepp, Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk : Ocean Bridges
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/archie-shepp-raw-poetic-damu-fudgemunk-ocean-bridges-review/"></div>An inter-generational celebration of jazz and hip-hop.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/archie-shepp-raw-poetic-damu-fudgemunk-ocean-bridges-review/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Deerhoof : Future Teenage Cave Artists
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/deerhoof-future-teenage-cave-artists-review/"></div>A highly enjoyable album that stays well within its boundaries.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/deerhoof-future-teenage-cave-artists-review/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Pure X : Pure X
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/pure-x-self-titled-review/"></div>The Austin band's first new album in a half-decade is impactful with a feather's touch.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/pure-x-self-titled-review/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Jess Williamson : Sorceress
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/jess-williamson-sorceress-review/"></div>The Texas-born, California-based singer/songwriter channels the spirit and romance of the Canyon on her fourth album.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/jess-williamson-sorceress-review/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
The Soft Pink Truth : Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/soft-pink-truth-shall-we-go-on-sinning-grace-increase-review/"></div>Drew Daniel of Matmos crafts a protest album of joy and movement.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/soft-pink-truth-shall-we-go-on-sinning-grace-increase-review/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Album of the Week: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Reunions
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/jason-isbell-400-unit-reunions-review-album-of-the-week/"></div>Isbell's latest more fully feels like the work of a proper band, one whose sound truly comes into its own here.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/jason-isbell-400-unit-reunions-review-album-of-the-week/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Joel Harrison +18 : America at War
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/joel-harrison-america-at-war-review/"></div>The guitarist and his big band tackle America's endless war entanglements.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/joel-harrison-america-at-war-review/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Paradise Lost : Obsidian
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/paradise-lost-obsidian-review/"></div>The gothic doom masters deliver a thrilling album more than 30 years into their career.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/paradise-lost-obsidian-review/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
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