Album Reviews
The New York band have rock figured out, even if the rest isn’t quite sorted.
The Canadian trio explores a massive sonic space while finding empowerment in it.
The Brooklyn band’s third album shows some signs of progression, while leaving plenty of room for growth.
The post-punk MVPs remove the metal from their sound, and it’s a stark but still impressive contrast.
The singer/songwriter’s “non-religious religious record” offers the best of what he’s capable of.
Ritter teams up with Jason Isbell’s band for a strong showing of alt- and trad-country.
The Boston post-hardcore band delivers the best of all possible Piles, resulting in their strongest and most diverse album.
The New Zealand-born shoegaze artists takes on ’80s-influenced new wave with a batch of excellent songs.
The California indie rock outfit’s latest finds them holding back, but it’s still pretty.
The cusp of an important stage of evolution for the post-metal stalwarts.
The Canadian group prove themselves worthy carriers of synthpop’s earnest flame.
The path Heather Woods Broderick has walked feels like the one well trod by throngs…
The California psych band finds their definition of “psychedelic” evolving with their best set of songs yet.
Burnt Offering, a thick cut of Afrobeat meets psychedelic brain fuzz—with Gandalf on the cover—signaled…
The death metal band’s latest is their best, balancing meditative and heavy qualities alike.