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Anthrax
For All Kings
March 7th, 2016 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Everyone loves a band reunion in theory. The chance to see your favorite band back on stage performing the old classics is fairly irresistible
Wild Nothing
Life of Pause
March 4th, 2016 | by Matthew Lovett | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Dream-pop is increasingly becoming a tough game. With albums like Destroyer’s Kaputt, M83’s Midnight City, and even Tame Impala’s Currents getting into
John Cale
M:FANS
March 1st, 2016 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
The original Music for a New Society recording (included here with this newly reworked version) is full of raw feelings, troublesome thoughts, and agitation
Kanye West
The Life of Pablo
February 24th, 2016 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
The Life of Pablo begins with promise. “Ultralight Beam” ekes itself into existence as a minimal and soulful monologue, but Kanye is soon joined by a
Best Friends
Hot. Reckless. Totally Insane
February 23rd, 2016 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
No matter how quickly and loudly purists are to declare the death of rock, amplified sounds never truly go out of fashion, and there will always be kids banging
Matmos
Ultimate Care II
February 23rd, 2016 | by Richard Sanford | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Matmos step back from the brevity and the easily digestible song structures of their last few records to deeply engage with materiality again on their
Bloc Party
Hymns
February 22nd, 2016 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
It was back in 2005 when Bloc Party released its debut full-length, Silent Alarm, and while it may seem not that long ago, in pop culture terms, it might as well be
Ty Segall
Emotional Mugger
February 12th, 2016 | by Matthew Lovett | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Another day, another Ty Segall record. Segall’s prolificacy is challenged only by Lil B or Robert Pollard. Since 2014, we’ve received (in no particular order)
Diiv
Is the Is Are
February 8th, 2016 | by Matthew Lovett | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
If you listened to Diiv for the first time ever today, the band fronted by Zachary Cole Smith might sound like run-of-the-mill dream-pop. However, its 2012 debut
Nathaniel Bellows
The Old Illusions
February 5th, 2016 | by Richard Sanford | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Nathaniel Bellows’ The Old Illusions casts this acclaimed poet and librettist in a singer-songwriter mode reminiscent of Greg Brown. His lush, warm baritone