Music
Review: Julia Jacklin — The Gem
On her brilliant new album “The Gem,” Julia Jacklin tosses in a good dose of dream indie pop with an equal dose of confessional alt-country honesty. … read more
Review: Emma Ayzenberg — Child of Saturn
In Emma Ayzenberg’s artist description on Spotify, she self-identifies as “someone you can cry to.” I dare you not to, especially while listening to Child of Saturn. … read more
Review: Bennie Wallace — French Postcard
I believe we would both agree that French Postcard is a record fundamentally rooted in the jazz tradition and, to me, clearly made with passion, love and respect for the music. … read more
Review: Kiki Rockwell — Plagued By Visions
Plagued By Visions is Rockwell’s third full-length record of folkloric, avant-garde pop — ancient and electric, multilingual and fiery. She pulls up the evergreen roots of folklore and nurtures them with her otherworldly voice, coaxing feminist ferocity from the thorns … read more
Review: Rosetta Stone — Executing Nostalgia
Since Porl King reestablished Rosetta Stone, I’ve viewed his output as more of an extension of Miserylab rather than a continuation of the ’90s Rosetta Stone. … read more
Review: Soft Cell — Danceteria
Danceteria is unusual in that it sets aside the “misery, complaints, self-pity, injustice” that have been a hallmark of Soft Cell for a sense of romantic nostalgia. … read more
Review: Paris Paloma — The Fatal Flaw
Paris Paloma rose to glory when her 2023 single “labour” spread like a wildfire across the internet. Paloma now returns with her second album, The Fatal Flaw. … read more
Review: Phoebe Bridgers — Lost Weekend
With Lost Weekend, Phoebe Bridgers has transcended sad girl rock and it-girl status into icon-level love with a fan base that has found their Joni Mitchell. … read more
Review: Rowena Wise — Bad Things Feel Good*
Rowena Wise returns with her second record, Bad Things Feel Good*. The album maintains and grows her style from her previous Senseless Acts of Beauty. … read more
Review: underscores — U
Active in a musical space she created, underscores is exploiting and manipulating that space, that moment until all oxygen has been sucked out. … read more
Review: Bedouine — Neon Summer Skin
Bedouine is Azniv Korkejian, known for her mellow voice and ability to conjure deep emotional resonance amid calming vocals that swathe the listener in sunshine. … read more
Review: Olivia Rodrigo — you seem pretty sad for a...
This is a perfect pop record. It never lets up. you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love is Olivia Rodrigo’s version of Bob Dylan’s Blood On The Tracks! … read more
