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Hello Dollface
Warrior of Light

May 11th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Hello Dollface Warrior of Light Hello Dollface’s new self-released record, Warrior of Light, takes its name from the inspirational writings of Paulo Coelho. It shares similar thematic material

Alarm Will Sound
Presents Modernists

May 4th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Alarm Will Sound Presents Modernists Alarm Will Sound, the 21-piece chamber orchestra led by Alan Pierson, brings its full power to bear on Alarm Will Sound Presents Modernists. These six

The Thermals
We Disappear

May 2nd, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

The Thermals We Disappear The Thermals career is starting to seem like a long, slow fade to black. They peaked sometime before 2010, and their releases since then have charted a

Pet Shop Boys
Super

April 29th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Pet Shop Boys Super 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  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Jonathan Richman Ishkode! Ishkode! 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  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Eric Ambel Lakeside 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  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Bibio A Mineral Love 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  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Parquet Courts Human Performance 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  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Charles Bradley Changes 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  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Emma Pollock In Search of Harperfield That the Delgados were underappreciated during the band’s existence is only further underscored by how infrequently you hear the Scottish quartet’s name