Wet Leg delivers attitude and energy, but doesn’t quite distinguish itself the familiar sounds the duo trade in. Riding an immense wave of hype, Wet…
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,…
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…
How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars is a technically proficient album that offers easy listening but also feels like a…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
With Bright Lights, Susanna Hoffs continues to have some of the sharpest instincts in pop music. A pop classicist of the highest order, Susanna…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…