For a genre that’s often focused on the individual, hip-hop really loves a crew. The associations are a short hand co-sign or a way to brand a movement Album Reviews
Various Artists
Young Money: Rise of an Empire
March 18th, 2014 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
For a genre that’s often focused on the individual, hip-hop really loves a crew. The associations are a short hand co-sign or a way to brand a movement
Carla Bozulich
Boy
March 17th, 2014 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | 1 Comment »
Carla Bozulich’s work has always been filled with an amorphous dread regarding such things as addiction, intimacy, and mortality, and on Boy, there's
Neneh Cherry
Blank Project
March 7th, 2014 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
After an 18-year break between solo records, Neneh Cherry has finally released her fourth album, Blank Project. For a “one-hit wonder,” Cherry has
Priscilla Ahn
This Is Where We Are
March 5th, 2014 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
This Is Where We Are is really sexy if you like women in cardigans. The riffs on the instrumental opener could be Zeppelin-esque, if they weren't played
Angel Olsen
Burn Your Fire for No Witness
March 4th, 2014 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
While her magnificent new album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness, may conjure the kind of specters that should be haunting the Ryman Auditorium
Talib Kweli
Gravitas
February 28th, 2014 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Elder statesmen status is a difficult achievement in hip-hop. So many artists either burn out or fade away, it’s amazing when one makes it to a third album
Beck
Morning Phase
February 27th, 2014 | by Josie Rubio | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Beck was my result for Buzzfeed’s “Which ’90s Alt-Rock Dude Are You?” quiz, so I feel uniquely qualified to evaluate his new album. Who else
Damaged Bug
Hubba Bubba
February 26th, 2014 | by Chris Sabbath | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Hubba Bubba’s album cover emulates the artwork of the Silver Apples’ protopunk saucer, Contact, like some wicked dèjá vu shit. Much like the 1969 original
PyPy
Pagan Day
February 20th, 2014 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | 1 Comment »
Supergroups are a dicey, but popular proposition in music. The idea that members of various bands can assemble like Voltron and combine their powers
The Woodentops
Granular Tales
February 18th, 2014 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Despite what many might perceive, pop music of the ’80s wasn’t all Flock of Seagull haircuts and DX7 synths. Among those going against the proverbial