How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars is a technically proficient album that offers easy listening but also feels like a…
Crest is a proper Drain Gang victory lap, casting the rappers as dueling new-age pop stars trading verses over expansive, unfixed melodies. If there…
River Fools & Mountain Saints is a risk-taking record that rewards listeners with one of 2022’s best albums. Kentuckian Ian Noe’s debut album, 2019’s Between…
With Hygiene, Drug Church has crafted a snappy, sub-30 minute listen that never offends but which also fails to transcend the influences it absorbs.…
Charli XCX Charli has been at the forefront of pop for nearly a decade, consistently stretching the genre for the casual listener. From the…
By 2004, a few distinct options were available to veteran country artists. The B- and C-listers could count on regular performance slots at either…
If albums were appraised purely on the merits of generosity, Vince Gill’s These Days would have its name emblazoned in every hall of fame…
Spoon’s advanced age render Lucifer on the Sofa’s mixed results a post-peak work. Though we are emerging from Q1 2022 on shaky ground globally…
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…
Spoon Though we are emerging from Q1 2022 on shaky ground globally speaking, this recent past has already been canonized as a banner micro-era…
Yeat is a welcomingly singular, eccentric addition to the hip hop world, but 2 Alivë is an overlong, humdrum affair that diminishes as the rapper’s…
Love Sux finds Avril Lavigne blending her punk and bubblegum influences to the best effect in ages. When Let Go, Avril Lavigne’s debut album, was…
Zeal & Ardor continues the band’s streak of novel genre blending, even if their deficiencies of meaningful innovation are clearer than ever. Metal outfit Zeal…
Over 20 years on, I Am Shelby Lynne’s reissue reasserts the record a lynchpin in the artist’s catalog, and produces bonus material that matches…
Requiem maintains Korn’s reliable floor, even as the record feels notably too safe. A remarkably consistent band, all things considered, Korn is still with us…
Avril Lavigne When Let Go, Avril Lavigne’s debut album, was released twenty years ago, it arrived with the force of an earthquake. The artist…