Saya Gray SAYA review

Saya Gray : SAYA

The singer/songwriter’s sophomore album is a more fleshed out and grounded path forward

Pictureplane Sex Distortion review

Pictureplane : Sex Distortion

Travis Egedy finds romance in dark places on his latest set of sampladelic dance music

Wode Uncrossing the Keys review

Wode : Uncrossing the Keys

The UK black metal band add more harmony and reverence for the classics on their stellar fourth LP

Faten Kanaan : Diary of a Candle

A continuation of synthesized composition that for once begins to feel synthetic rather than magic

Conjurer Unself review

Conjurer : Unself

The UK metal outfit’s latest is a thoughtful voyage into place and self

Last Dinner Party The Pyre review

The Last Dinner Party : From the Pyre

The UK group keep it theatrical on their sophomore album

Lemonheads Love Chant review

The Lemonheads : Love Chant

Coinciding with Evan Dando’s new memoir, the Boston group’s new album caps an improbable feel-good comeback

Coroner Dissonance Theory review

Coroner : Dissonance Theory

A satisfying comeback that feels like it falls slightly short of its potential

Militarie Gun God Save the Gun review

Militarie Gun : God Save the Gun

The post-hardcore group’s sophomore album pairs personal trauma with driving rhythms and big riffs

The Necks Disquiet review

The Necks : Disquiet

The minimalist jazz trio offer up one of their most colossal and challenging sets of music to date

Tortoise Touch review

Tortoise : Touch

The post-rock icons’ first new album in nine years is looser, rawer, but no less recognizable

Ribbon Skirt Pensacola review

Ribbon Skirt : Pensacola

The Montreal group follow up their recent LP ‘Bite Down’ with a restrained but poignant short player

Brian Eno Beatie Wolfe Liminal review

Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe : Liminal

The two collaborators complete their trilogy with a set of “dark matter” music

White Reaper Only Slightly Empty review

White Reaper : Only Slightly Empty

On their fifth album, the group proves it doesn’t have to be complicated, it just has to rock hard

Mulatu Plays Mulatu review

Mulatu Astatke : Mulatu Plays Mulatu

The Ethio-jazz legend revisits his classic material with a new set of collaborators

Bitchin Bajas Inland See review

Bitchin Bajas : Inland See

The Chicago group’s second album this year is a warm, cosmic bath of sound

Jay Som Belong review

Jay Som : Belong

Melina Duterte’s first new album in six years reveals some interesting and ambitious new directions

Author & Punisher Nocturnal Birding review

Author & Punisher : Nocturnal Birding

Birdsong translated into industrial metal

Snooper Worldwide review

Snooper : Worldwide

The Tennessee egg punks stretch out their sound on their sophomore LP

Sprints All That Is Over review

Sprints : All That Is Over

The Irish post-punk group maintain a bright, scorching primal sense of humanity on their sophomore LP