LP.8 reflects a notable progression for Owens, but one that flattens her sound in the name of concept. Kelly Lee Owens’ third record, LP.8, is…
Skin offers a refinement on Ho99o9’s particular style, but doesn’t move beyond that mode of genre synthesis to anything more substantial. Committed to the bit…
How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars is a technically proficient album that offers easy listening but also feels like a postscript…
Time Skiffs is the ideal type of reunion album. Catching up with old acquaintances, no matter how close they once were, can be a daunting proposition.…
Clocking in at 84 minutes, Once Twice Melody retains Beach Houses’ incredible knack for wistful pop melody. While any number of their contemporaries have stumbled and faded, or…
Despite being a contractually obligated record, Laurel Hell nonetheless proves successful in landing its messaging. Following a genuine attempt to quit music altogether, Mitski returns with Laurel…
Big Thief’s latest is yet another impressively cogent, boundary-shattering work from indie rock’s preeminent musicians. After double-dipping in 2019 with U.F.O.F. and Two Hands, Big…
Antidawn may feel uneventful to the uninitiated, but for those who listen deeper, the rewards are rich. The defining characteristic of William Bevan’s 5-track Antidawn…
There’s a definite ceiling for something like Covers, but Cat Power continues to break through. Cat Power made a name for herself across not only…
Mitchell’s first solo work since Hadestown is a warm, lingering look into the past. Hadestown has ruled the last decade of Anaïs Mitchell’s career, and…
Despite some kinks, Converge’s partnership with Chelsea Wolfe shows a promising new direction for the band. Converge has always been an outfit that has prided…
With Bright Lights, Susanna Hoffs continues to have some of the sharpest instincts in pop music. A pop classicist of the highest order, Susanna Hoffs…
Unfortunately, Things Take Time, Take Time is something of a junior slump for the usually impressive Barnett. Courtney Barnett is back with her third LP, Things Take…
Valentine already finds Lindsey Jordan reinventing Snail Mail’s sound and lyrical texture, to astonishing ends. After a quick rise to indie rock prominence following 2018 debut…
Sympathy for Life represents a new tangent for Parquet Courts, but one that could stand to be attended to more. Remarkably dynamic and continually inventive, Parquet…
Illusory Walls is a unification of The World is a Beautiful Place’s mythic ethos and philosophical ruminations, a bit of a rehash in content but an…
The War on Drugs has always been indebted to the sounds of rock’s yesteryear, but here only recall the better works in their own discography.…
Let Me Do One More isn’t quite as sonically succinct as past Illuminati Hotties records, but it’s rich in its emotional contours and progressions. Producer and…
HEY WHAT proves that even down a bandmember, Low is still one of the best at perpetual, successful reinvention. Fresh off of another lineup change, Low…
Texis is a little too uniform, but is proof that Sleigh Bells understands their own strengths, even if it doesn’t do much to further their sound.…