Of all the groups that emerged in the ’80s, the Pet Shop Boys have always maintained a timeless quality—this despite the fact that their chosen genre Album Reviews
Pet Shop Boys
Super
April 29th, 2016 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Of all the groups that emerged in the ’80s, the Pet Shop Boys have always maintained a timeless quality—this despite the fact that their chosen genre
Jonathan Richman
Ishkode! Ishkode!
April 25th, 2016 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
As Jonathan Richman’s career has extended into its fourth decade, new albums from the singer-songwriter have grown increasingly ancillary. Even when the
Eric Ambel
Lakeside
April 19th, 2016 | by Richard Sanford | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Eric Ambel’s new record Lakeside, his first since 2005’s Knucklehead, is named for the beloved roots rock locus in New York he co-owned and, in the cover
Bibio
A Mineral Love
April 14th, 2016 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Even if you didn’t like Bibio's previous work, which had all the gestures and rituals of a DJ trying to build a human being out of the sounds in his head, you might want
Parquet Courts
Human Performance
April 12th, 2016 | by Matthew Lovett | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Anxiety is such a crucial component of Parquet Courts’ work. They frequently rail against—or are disillusioned with—the outside world. This feeling
Charles Bradley
Changes
April 11th, 2016 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
One of the less recognized aspects of the crate digging, retro-mining times in which we find ourselves living is that the constant search for the good old stuff has
Emma Pollock
In Search of Harperfield
April 4th, 2016 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
That the Delgados were underappreciated during the band’s existence is only further underscored by how infrequently you hear the Scottish quartet’s name
Anna Meredith
Varmints
March 31st, 2016 | by Richard Sanford | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
With her debut pop record, Varmints, classical composer Anna Meredith plays with ghosts to conjure the heartbeat of today. It’s a thoughtful record that
Damien Jurado
Visions of Us on the Land
March 30th, 2016 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
A young man leaves society behind, finds himself in a place called Maraqopa, gets in a car accident, sets out searching, and never goes home. That vague plot
Wintersleep
The Great Detachment
March 25th, 2016 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Wintersleep is a big band in its native Canada, with Top 10 singles, Top 20 albums and a spot opening for Paul McCartney in Halifax. In America, though, they