Converge and Chelsea Wolfe Converge has always been an outfit that has prided itself on not having much of a gameplan, choosing to, instead,…
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…
30 is a well-constructed and emotionally insightful album, but also one often undermined by its classical roteness and confused attempts at persona reshaping. Adele exists…
An Evening With Silk Sonic is exactly as tame and lame as a Bruno/Anderson collab seems like it would be — frivolous, unambitious, inoffensive. The…
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…
A long time coming, Raise the Roof is an enriching reunion for Plant, Krauss, and Burnett, only occasionally frustrated by the latter’s artificial production instincts.…
TWICE’s latest offers easy enough pop listening, but is unambitious on the whole and too littered with throwaway tracks to present a compelling whole.…
Adele Adele exists in a peculiar space, an undeniably massive superstar with a global audience, and yet she appears isolated from the broader culture,…
The only thing They Got Amnesia proves is why we all forgot about French Montana in the first place. “For the next game, you need…
Taylor Swift Red is the Taylor Swift album most precariously balanced between different identities. Caught in between country and pop, it’s a fan favorite…
Predictably, Red (Taylor’s Version) isn’t entirely convincing, but it’s another welcome assertion of autonomy from the ever-evolving artist. Red is the Taylor Swift album…
Kid A Mnesia is notable for its B-sides, deep cuts, and rough tracks, an opportunity for rediscovery that doesn’t disappoint. Around the turn of the…
Body/Dilloway/Head is a patient, thrilling deconstruction, a reimagining of what rock music is and what it can be. In the world of noise music and…
The Other Side of Life is a swanky sonic reinvention for Beach Fossils, and a tease what else they have to offer. Brooklyn indie band…
Music of the Spheres represents a mostly successful reconfiguration for Coldplay, but one that suggests the band’s character might be too pure to register in…
LP! is yet another refinement from JPEGMAFIA, offering his most fully realized vision and hopefully only a taste of a freer artistic future. The music…
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,…
Weight of the World finds Maxo Kream once again improving his sound, carrying through his evolving maturity with ever-present swagger. Lately, Maxo Kream has been…