On ‘Green and Gray,’ Pile is growing up, but not growing soft
Pile Green and Gray Exploding In Sounds Records · May 3, 2019 There’s a certain sense of ease with Green and Gray, despite all of the tension surrounding it and showcased in the tracks.
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Mac DeMarco is a little too comfortable on ‘Here Comes The Cowboy’
Mac DeMarco Here Comes The Cowboy Mac’s Record Label · May 10, 2019 Mac has released his most laid-back, repetitive album yet.
Protomartyr reissues 2012’s ‘No Passion All Technique’
Protomartyr No Passion All Technique Urinal Cake Records · Reissued May 10, 2019 · Released October 12, 2012 Hearing this record after their most recent release shows how far the band has come.
The Mountain Goats release full-length ‘In League With Dragons’
The Mountain Goats In League with Dragons Merge Records · April 26, 2019 Much like Goths before it, this record finds the band looking to expand their instrumental palette.
Big Thief prove they are the best working indie band on ‘U.F.O.F’
Big Thief U.F.O.F 4AD · May 3, 2019 Detailed, isolated and alien in its excellence; the record succeeds on all fronts.
On his debut EP, Still Woozy takes some risks
Still Woozy Lately Still Woozy · May 3, 2019 It would be nice to be given a little more surprise from one of the most refreshing sounds in music today.
Marissa Nadler & Stephen Brodsky release full-length ‘Droneflower’
Marissa Nadler & Stephen Brodsky Droneflower Sacred Bones Records · April 26, 2019 The record comes across as a display of mastered dynamics and mood, not songwriting chops.
Welcome to ScHoolboy Q’s melancholic trap hell
ScHoolboy Q CrasH Talk Top Dawg Entertainment · April 26, 2019 The album is a story. It’s got a beginning, middle and end. You need to listen to the whole thing, in order, or else […]
Not much pops out on King Gizzard’s ‘Fishing for Fishies’
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Fishing for Fishies Flightless Records · April 26, 2019
Olivia O’Brien’s ‘Was It Even Real?’ – Was it even good?
Olivia O’Brien Was It Even Real? Island Records · April 26, 2019 Despite O’Brien’s underwhelming voice, the album succeeds with its bop-worthy production and poetic lyrics.