Ryley Walker’s latest makes a strong case for the increased visibility and label placement of psych rock jammers. After shopping himself around to different labels…
Ignorance brings depth to Tamara Lindeman’s songwriting, working with The Weather Station for bigger production and grandiose performance. Oftentimes, the best solutions are also the simplest.…
Open Door Policy finds The Hold Steady still rocking, but the group skews self-referential almost to the point of parody. After ending an otherwise shaky…
Super Monster isn’t necessarily groundbreaking, but it proves that Claud is an artist to watch as they continue to build upon their talent for lyricism and…
Welfare Jazz is a progressive tweak of the punk ethos, embracing much of the genre’s texture but reconceiving of its messaging. Viagra Boys’ sophomore effort Welfare…
Buck Meek paints an emotionally potent self-portrait on the introspective Two Saviors. Buck Meek follows up his 2018 self-titled solo release and a considerably busy…
This sample-heavy team-up between Madlib and Four Tet manages to showcase both their talents while creating something sonically unlike anything they could have made individually.…
Nightmare Vacation is a focused (re-)introduction for the Rico familiar and newcomers alike. Rico Nasty has made quite a name for herself, utilizing an abrasive…
Without any rhyme or reason for its sequencing, the latest from Jack White’s vault is a low effort shrug. After nearly a decade of being…
Sin Miedo is an album that pays reverence to Latin music’s recent past while also thrillingly anticipating its future. Kali Uchis’s debut Isolation was described as…
The Album isn’t the mic drop record its title suggests but still mostly thrives on the strength of BLACKPINK’s exuberant stylings. After spending the past couple…
Positions finds Ariana in full superstar mode: as confident, in control, and willing to define herself as she has ever been. After two album cycles that…
If songs/instrumentals is to mark a pause in Lenker’s prolific output over the past couple years, it’s a fitting and intimate ellipses. After a prolific year that…
Ho, Why Is You Here? is a flex-heavy, club-ready mixtape from a rapper of uncommon confidence, even for the hip hop world. Fresh to the hip…
Gold Record isn’t Bill Callahan’s greatest sonic effort, but it represents a thematic, emotional maturation for the artist. Nobody broods quite like Bill Callahan. From his…
Whole New Mess might be a reinterpretation of old material but its intimate, melancholic shift poignantly reflects 2020’s somber mood. Angel Olsen is back, this time…
After a nine-year absence, Bright Eyes returns with Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, the group’s ninth LP and a shining reminder…
Electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso returns with their third LP, Free Love, an expression of both the joyous heights and dark depths that love can bring.…
Set My Heart on Fire Immediately finds Perfume Genius making both his body and heart vulnerable, creating a profound intimacy from his preoccupations with fragility. Michael…
Waxahatchee’s latest succeeds according to her familiar attention to emotional precision and in pivoting to a more Americana-leaning sound. After 2017’s dark and brooding Out…
Tame Impala’s latest does nothing to change the narrative that Parker’s emulation of other bands borders on unintentional parody. Kevin Parker is often praised for…