Album Reviews
On her third album, Woods looks at relationships through a mature and thoughtful lens
A self-referential entry from Darnielle and company, and one of their best in years
A seamless-yet-satisfying sub-half-hour rap gem
Matthew Barnes’ latest feels like a continuous whole rather than a collection of individual songs
The Bay Area “jangle gaze” outfit dwell in darker textures on their sophomore album
The duo of Jenny Hval and Håvard Volden tighten up their songwriting and hone in on moments of the mundane
Taja Cheek’s third album brings a playfulness to abstraction and accessibility to her experimental pop
The conductor and composer nods to familiar jazz sounds while reaching for distant worlds
The Pittsburgh metal/hardcore outfit remain rife with contradictions on their latest
The Canadian singer/songwriter offers a stunning sophomore album in the form of a meditation on grief
The Lawrence, KS trio’s sophomore album fuses slowcore with noise rock to profoundly heavy effect
Some of Daniel Lopatin’s most reflective compositions, presented in largely self-referential fashion
The solo debut from the Wovenhand/16 Horsepower frontman pairs acoustic instrumentation with ominous atmosphere
The death metal vets continue to refine their ultraviolence on album number 16
The comic’s debut album (of music) features both disaffected humor and palliative earnestness
The veteran trio’s first new album in nearly a decade is among their prettiest to date
The companion album to 2022’s ‘Time Skiffs’ is similarly inspired if scattered in its presentation
