The first of two Apple TV+ series dropping this month that I actually like, riding on the strengths of Rafe Spall and Esther Smith. Continue reading
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“Lilly Hiatt Gives Us ‘Walking Proof’ of Her Talent”
A river of sounds from sources wide and varied flow into one of my absolute top-tier favorite releases to date in this extremely long year. Continue reading
“Nap Eyes’ ‘Snapshot of a Beginner’ Won’t Put You to Sleep”
Look, it was between this title and a play on “bedroom eyes,” and I think I ultimately went with the lesser of two evils here. Continue reading
“Moaning Through the ‘Uneasy Laughter'”
For those who like their 80s nostalgia post-punk style, and by “those” I do not mean “me.” Continue reading
“Ratboys’ ‘Printer’s Devil’ Sounds Unlike the Ratboys You Know, and That’s a Good Thing”
Oh man, if you want indie rock musical reference points, have I EVER got indie rock musical reference points for you! Continue reading
“Letitia VanSant’s Mighty Heart Keeps a ‘Circadian’ Rhythm”
If you need another definition for “badass,” try listening to this record. Continue reading
“Khruangbin & Leon Bridges Take a Leisurely Ride Under the ‘Texas Sun'”
It might clock in at only 4 tracks, but this is a drive well worth taking. Continue reading
“Wolf Parade’s ‘Thin Mind’ Is Even Thinner On New Ideas”
Thin minds are the very worst kind of mind. They’re the hardest to write about, anyway. Continue reading
“5 New Releases We Love: Algiers’ Urgent Return, Georgia’s Perfect Dance Pop, And More”
Everything else may have gone wrong, but at least Bombay Bicycle Club’s first release in several years has gone totally right. Continue reading
“Hawktail’s ‘Formations’ Soars Over Tennessee”
Yes, this header is the best that I could do. No, that should stop you neither from reading the review nor listening to the record. Continue reading
“On Their Self-Titled Debut, Free Nationals Un-.Paak Themselves”
If there is a dad joke, and I can get away with making the dad joke, I will always, always, always make the dad joke, even dad jokes about Free Nationals albums. Continue reading
“No Album Left Behind: Tsunami Bomb’s The Spine That Binds”
If you put a set of explosives in the water and a massive tidal wave formed, you would get…a really bad joke. Also, this album kicks ass. Continue reading
“‘Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police’ Plays The Hits”
A new Juliana Hatfield album, following the other new Juliana Hatfield album, except *this* Juliana Hatfield album is The Police. Continue reading
“5 New Releases We Love: FKA Twigs Transfigures, Gang Starr Throws It Back, And More”
Last week, for The A.V. Club‘s weekly A-Sides feature, I had the good luck of writing about the new FKA twigs album, Magdalene, essentially her way of working through her breakup with Robert Pattinson, which I know little about*, other than it resulted in a really great album by an incredibly talented artist. I also know that I’m … Continue reading
“Bishop Briggs’ CHAMPION Pulls Punches and Breaks Hearts”
In which Andy makes the pickiest of nits about an otherwise rock solid album about how much it sucks to have your heart broken when you’re the big brain type and you know that people leave but memories remain. Continue reading
“Gruff Rhys Breaks Down Language Barriers on ‘Pang!'”
No Welsh? No problem! Continue reading
Review: Of Monsters and Men, “Fever Dream”
The odd case where I feel like I am, by own disappointment, disappointing the people whose art I’m critiquing. Continue reading
Review: Penelope Isles, “Until The Tide Creeps In”
What do you do when the tide creeps in and washes away your sand castle? Make another one. Then make an album with your sibling about growing up on the Isle of Man. Continue reading
Review: The Soft Cavalry, “The Soft Cavalry”
Instead of gazing at one’s shoes, one should gaze at their personal past. That’s a way better source of songwriting inspiration. Continue reading
Review: Fruit Bats, “Gold Past Life”
It’s a deer! On a beach! Only in Michigan, I’m telling you. Continue reading
