Calexico has always been quietly more ambitious than you might believe. Over the course of two decades, they’ve constantly pushed the borders of what Album Reviews
Calexico
The Thread That Keeps Us
February 12th, 2018 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Calexico has always been quietly more ambitious than you might believe. Over the course of two decades, they’ve constantly pushed the borders of what
Dream Wife
Dream Wife
February 9th, 2018 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
While it’s no secret that the Grammys have never been awarded to the most deserving artists, Recording Academy President Neil Portnow revealed how
David Duchovny
Every Third Thought
February 8th, 2018 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Like a man out of time, David Duchovny has released an album of mid-tempo, masculine rockers, perfectly in-step with the zeitgeist of of 1997. That
Lea Bertucci
Metal Aether
February 7th, 2018 | by Richard Sanford | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Lea Bertucci’s Metal Aether deals in an inhalable ambience so rich that it should come with a warning: it could get you dangerously high. The album’s four
Starcrawler
Starcrawler
February 6th, 2018 | by Brian O'Neill | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Starcrawler went straight from high school to a record deal in an era when kids their age play rock star video games and there no longer are record deals. This
Shame
Songs of Praise
February 4th, 2018 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
With the recent passing of Mark E. Smith, The Fall frontman’s irascible nature has been recalled as much as his incredible body of work. Indeed, it’s hard to
No Age
Snares Like a Haircut
January 31st, 2018 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
A key variable in No Age’s work has been the number and depth of the layers they use to separate listeners from the impetus at the center of their songs. My
Eminem
Revival
January 28th, 2018 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
After 20 years in the game, Eminem is at an interesting place in his career. At this point, everyone has seen all this tricks. Meanwhile, rap radio has changed a lot
Slaughter Beach, Dog
Birdie
December 8th, 2017 | by Matthew Lovett | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
It’s hard not to feel apprehensive about listening to albums from side projects. Frequently, these projects are critical tossups; even if the band
Björk
Utopia
December 5th, 2017 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
It’s hard to believe that it’s taken more than two decades for the iconoclast known as Björk to finally reach utopia. For many, the mere mention of the Björk