As she revealed on her breakthrough sophomore album, Party, Aldous Harding is an artist capable of shapeshifting not only track to track, but at times Album Reviews
Aldous Harding
Designer
May 3rd, 2019 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
As she revealed on her breakthrough sophomore album, Party, Aldous Harding is an artist capable of shapeshifting not only track to track, but at times
Steve Earle
Guy
April 12th, 2019 | by Richard Sanford | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
When Steve Earle’s sometimes-mentor and friend for decades, Guy Clark, left this world in 2016, Earle commemorated the passing with one of his
Tredici Bacci
La Fine Del Futuro
March 25th, 2019 | by Richard Sanford | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Tredici Bacci’s kaleidoscopic sophomore album, La Fine Del Futuro, explodes and deepens leader Simon Hanes’ preoccupations with Italian soundtracks
Cloud Nothings
Last Building Burning
December 10th, 2018 | by Matthew Lovett | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
For Cloud Nothings, last year’s Life Without Sound was intentionally meant to be a different album. It was a scary thought, especially considering the strength of
Escape-ism
The Lost Record
September 11th, 2018 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
As the frontman of such acts as Nation of Ulysses, The Make-Up, Weird War, and more, Ian Svenonius has never shied away from melding high concept with
Alice Bag, Blueprint
Bush Tetras, Take the Fall
May 17th, 2018 | by Brian O'Neill | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Punk rock was still genuinely dangerous as the ‘70s melted away into the ‘80s. Even in major cities like Los Angeles and New York, being a punk meant being
Mount Eerie
Now Only
May 17th, 2018 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Using your life as fodder for your art seems to be the expected default when you’re a musician. But that can be as much of a burden as it a free license. There’s
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Black Times
May 6th, 2018 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
One of the hardest things for a musician is to be a child following in your parent’s footsteps. That shadow can be long and unforgiving. For every
The Damned
Evil Spirits
May 3rd, 2018 | by Chris Sabbath | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
I know what you’re probably thinking because I’ve already been there myself. I love The Damned to pieces, but don’t necessarily want to hear anything new by them
Hide
Castration Anxiety
April 25th, 2018 | by Brian O'Neill | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Heather Gabel isn’t hiding from anyone. Not anymore. She and percussionist Seth Sher are quite blunt throughout Castration Anxiety, the duo’s debut