Album Reviews

Loma Prieta last review

Loma Prieta : Last

An experience best delivered in the visceral moment of the live performance

Lifeguard Crowd can talk dressed in trenches review

Lifeguard : Crowd Can Talk/Dressed In Trenches

The young Chicago band stacks their new EP with their previous one, showing a stunning progression in a year’s time

Cut Worms review

Cut Worms : Cut Worms

Max Clarke and company lean into vintage aesthetics and a homegrown, summery sound

Far Caspian The Last Remaining Light review

Far Caspian : The Last Remaining Light

On his sophomore album, singer/songwriter Joel Johnston finds more space to grow

Will Haven VII

Will Haven : VII

More than 25 years after their debut, the Sacramento metal group still harness a potent darkness

Little Dragon Slugs of Love review

Little Dragon : Slugs of Love

The Swedish electronic group accelerate the groove to gossamer levels

Ash Walker Astronaut review

Ash Walker : Astronaut

With an ensemble cast in tow, Walker delivers a set of beat-laden jazz and funk rife with “adventures on land”

Bag of Cans We Are A Band review

Bag of Cans : We Are a Band

A delightfully unconventional indie rock debut, big on humor

Godflesh new album Purge

Godflesh : Purge

A reaffirmation of the power of the industrial metal institution

Queens of the Stone Age In Times New Roman... review

Queens of the Stone Age : In Times New Roman…

Josh Homme and company play rock—again

Janelle Monáe Age of Pleasure review

Janelle Monáe : The Age of Pleasure

A proper summer pop album from the R&B conceptualist

Sigur Ros ATTA review

Sigur Rós : ÁTTA

The Icelandic group’s first album in a decade retains the beauty of their most accessible work

Kasai J/P/N review

KASAI : J/P/N

A unique fusion of traditional minyo sounds and animated footwork rhythms

Creeping Death Boundless Domain review

Creeping Death : Boundless Domain

The Texas group become an even more tightly coiled death metal machine on their sophomore LP

Pardoner Peace Loving People review

Pardoner : Peace Loving People

The Bay Area band find some joy amid worldly chaos

Youth Lagoon Heaven is a Junkyard review

Youth Lagoon : Heaven Is a Junkyard

Trevor Powers’ first in eight years under the Youth Lagoon name proves some names are meant to stick

King Krule space heavy review

King Krule : Space Heavy

Archy Marshall’s most focused album to date

Squid O Monolith review

Squid : O Monolith

The British group find strange, exciting new shapes to mold rock into

Jayda G Guy review

Jayda G : Guy

The Canadian producer delves into family history while easing back on club beats