Music
Review: Kim Gordon — PLAY ME
With her third solo album PLAY ME, Kim Gordon has once again found reinvention. Still bringing the noise. Still the same Gordon bite, but with hip-hop beats. … read more
Review: Bonnie Prince Billy – We Are Together Again
Bonnie Prince Billy is a cool summer breeze, or that smell after it rains. He’s yacht rock if the yacht was built by Huck Finn and floating down the Mississippi. … read more
Review: War Child Records – HELP(2)
HELP(2) by War Child Records showcases indie’s range through original songs and truly ingenious covers. It has a consistent tone of resistance mixed with grief. … read more
Review: Mumford & Sons – Prizefighter
There’s something about Prizefighter that feels like a warm, comforting hug. The record’s cover, a battered and bruised lighter, invokes the air of an heirloom. … read more
Review: Ween – Bring out the Foos: Live 1996
Bring Out the Foos: Live 1996 is a record that proves to be extremely unusual for Ween both during its recording and its final release 30 years later. … read more
Review: Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds — Mutiny...
I listened to Mutiny After Midnight by Johnny Blue Skies over a dozen times. What proceeds is a raw, rock-heavy coalescence of edgy hedonism and revolution. … read more
Review: Harry Styles — Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally
Harry Styles peeks out from behind his pop persona and gives longtime fans and casual listeners alike a rare glimpse of a side of Harry we’ve never seen before. … read more
Review: Mitski — Nothing’s About to Happen to Me
On Nothing’s About To Happen To Me, Mitski removes the veil that hides the lonely, lost and isolated souls that drift wall-to-wall in their own homes, like ghosts. … read more
Review: Mon Rovîa — Bloodline
Mon Rovîa has gone viral. Bloodline offers firsthand perspective of war and violence that’s often missed by artists who haven’t witnessed such subjects. … read more
Review: YAWC-TV — Broadcast Complete
YAWC-TV shows demonstrable competence in the structuring of his records, though he takes an unorthodox approach with Broadcast Complete. … read more
Review: The Horse — The Horse
The Horse combines the styles of folk, ambient and chamber music to create a sound that is somehow both comforting and disquieting. … read more
Review: Dry Cleaning — Secret Love
Secret Love, is a stunner. Vocalist Florence Shaw talk/sings in a delicious, deadpan and direct style, around her stream of consciousness. … read more
