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Wye Oak’s
Tween
is an enthralling glimpse into roads not taken
By Annie Zaleski
August 5, 2016 | 5:00am
Noname makes black girl magic on
Telefone
By Ashley Ray-Harris
August 3, 2016 | 2:55pm
On
The King Of Whys
, Owen’s the best it’s ever been
By David Anthony
July 29, 2016 | 5:00pm
Billy Talent gets political on the surprisingly mature
Afraid Of Heights
By Scott Heisel
July 29, 2016 | 3:00pm
Ringworm delivers a stiff dose of piss and vinegar on the new
Snake Church
By Kevin Warwick
July 29, 2016 | 2:00pm
On
Hypercaffium Spazzinate
, the Descendents sound as vital as ever
By David Anthony
July 29, 2016 | 5:00am
On
This Is Gap Dream
, Gabe Fulvimar learns uncertainty is part of adulthood
By Ian Thomas
July 22, 2016 | 5:00am
MSTRKRFT’s
Operator
embraces a looser, DIY punk approach
By Annie Zaleski
July 22, 2016 | 5:00am
New lineup cleans up Heliotropes’ act, with forgettable results
By Chris Mincher
July 15, 2016 | 5:00am
Michael Kiwanuka bests himself on his second album
By Lily Moayeri
July 15, 2016 | 5:00am
Clams Casino’s debut album is his most mixed bag of a mixtape
By Sean O'Neal
July 15, 2016 | 5:00am
Good Charlotte grows old with grace on
Youth Authority
By Annie Zaleski
July 15, 2016 | 5:00am
Big Business is back to basics on
Command Your Weather
By Zoe Camp
July 8, 2016 | 5:00am
Dance punk drives The Julie Ruin’s personal sophomore album
By Chris Mincher
July 8, 2016 | 5:00am
The Avalanches are back with the breezy, hallucinatory
Wildflower
By Sean O'Neal
July 8, 2016 | 5:00am
Blood Orange struggles to find a sense of belonging on
Freetown Sound
By Sarah Sahim
July 1, 2016 | 5:00am
Everything about Blink-182’s new record is limp, including the dick jokes
By David Anthony
July 1, 2016 | 5:00am
Bat For Lashes tries to keep the flame alive on
The Bride
By Katie Rife
July 1, 2016 | 5:00am
Puro Instinct’s sweltering pop already begins to stagnate
By Chris Mincher
June 24, 2016 | 5:00am
Deerhoof revels in its spastic genius on
The Magic
By Zach Schonfeld
June 24, 2016 | 5:00am
DJ Shadow succeeds by again following his restless muse
By Alex McLevy
June 24, 2016 | 5:00am
Hot Hot Heat ends respectable post-punk run with respectable LP
By kenneth-partridge
June 24, 2016 | 5:00am
Plenty pissed off, Nails pleads its case via scorched guitar riffs and rabid blast-beats
By Kevin Warwick
June 17, 2016 | 5:00am
With
The Glowing Man
, Michael Gira caps off Swans’ golden age of exploration
By Kevin Warwick
June 17, 2016 | 5:00am
Adulthood is such sweet sorrow on Mitski’s
powerful
Puberty 2
By Katie Rife
June 17, 2016 | 5:00am
Red Hot Chili Peppers add new flavors to the old recipe on
The Getaway
By Dan Bogosian
June 17, 2016 | 5:00am
Mumford & Sons take auxiliary role in Afropop adventure
By Chris Mincher
June 17, 2016 | 5:00am
Garbage gets loose on the superlative
Strange Little Birds
By Annie Zaleski
June 10, 2016 | 5:00am
Sumac shakes the Earth with
What One Becomes
By J.J. Anselmi
June 10, 2016 | 5:00am
Diarrhea Planet stays visceral while growing more versatile on
Turn To Gold
By Chris Mincher
June 10, 2016 | 5:00am
Air’s vast 20-year retrospective will put your head in the clouds
By Kevin Warwick
June 10, 2016 | 5:00am
The Kills’
Ash & Ice
is uneven electro-shocked blues
By Annie Zaleski
June 3, 2016 | 5:00am
Tegan And Sara are hampered by the curse of being very good
By Alex McLevy
June 3, 2016 | 5:00am
Mourn’s fast follow-up explores alternatives to clamor
By Chris Mincher
June 3, 2016 | 5:00am
Fear Of Men returns with a clear mind and cloudy heart
By Brian Shultz
June 3, 2016 | 5:00am
The Melvins have a wild amount of fun on
Basses Loaded
By Sam Blum
June 3, 2016 | 5:00am
After 6 years away, Holy Fuck returns more sinister but no less curious
By Kevin Warwick
May 27, 2016 | 5:00am
Mark Kozelek shows his tender side by singing other artists’ songs
By Dan Caffrey
May 27, 2016 | 5:00am
Broncho ups the drama on slight downer of a third album
By kenneth-partridge
May 27, 2016 | 5:00am
PUP turns tragedy into triumph on its excellent second album
By David Anthony
May 27, 2016 | 5:00am
On
Goodness
, The Hotelier gets lost in the wilderness and comes out the other side
By David Anthony
May 27, 2016 | 5:00am
Beth Orton makes a clean break from folktronica, with mixed results
By Annie Zaleski
May 27, 2016 | 5:00am
On
Teens Of Denial
, Car Seat Headrest dares you to buckle in—and you should
By David Brusie
May 20, 2016 | 5:00am
Ariana Grande finds her pop star footing on
Dangerous Woman
By Annie Zaleski
May 20, 2016 | 5:00am
Dylan wows again with a second standards album
By kenneth-partridge
May 20, 2016 | 5:00am
Trashcan Sinatras return, reinvigorated and ready to tackle death
By Josh Modell
May 16, 2016 | 3:21pm
Chance The Rapper takes us all to church on
Coloring Book
By Evan Rytlewski
May 16, 2016 | 2:25pm
Meghan Trainor tries on a glossy new pop persona, with uneven results
By Alex McLevy
May 13, 2016 | 5:00am
Down In Heaven
offers yet another expansion of Twin Peaks’ sound
By Ian Thomas
May 13, 2016 | 5:00am
Black-metal rockers Kvelertak aim for the radio and jugular on
Nattesferd
By Jason Bracelin
May 13, 2016 | 5:00am
Modern Baseball grasps at the intangible on powerful, introspective
Holy Ghost
By Randall Colburn
May 13, 2016 | 5:00am
Radiohead burns itself clean with a tense and pained new album
By Alex McLevy
May 10, 2016 | 4:02pm
Anohni makes pop music for a world about to burst
By kenneth-partridge
May 6, 2016 | 5:00am
Never not punk, White Lung sounds bigger and more polished than ever on
Paradise
By Kevin Warwick
May 6, 2016 | 5:00am
Drake’s would-be magnum opus,
Views
, plays like Drake Mad Libs
By Evan Rytlewski
May 2, 2016 | 4:19pm
Brian Eno’s dark near-masterpiece is well worth the struggle
By John Hugar
April 29, 2016 | 5:00am
Rob Zombie shows laser-like focus on an engaging, sometimes campy new album
By Annie Zaleski
April 29, 2016 | 5:00am
Aesop Rock blends the personal and abstract on
The Impossible Kid
By J.J. Anselmi
April 29, 2016 | 5:00am
Beyoncé’s
Lemonade
pushes pop music into smarter, deeper places
By Annie Zaleski
April 25, 2016 | 9:17pm
A$AP Ferg raps from the heart on
Always Strive And Prosper
By Evan Rytlewski
April 25, 2016 | 2:40pm
Robert Pollard captures the spirit of classic Guided By Voices on
Please Be Honest
By John Hugar
April 22, 2016 | 5:00am
Wire uses studio trickery to magnificent effect on
Nocturnal Koreans
By Annie Zaleski
April 22, 2016 | 5:00am
Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros shift from sing-alongs to substance
By Chris Mincher
April 15, 2016 | 5:00am
A collaboration with Jesca Hoop reinvigorates Iron And Wine’s Sam Beam
By Eric Swedlund
April 15, 2016 | 5:00am
PJ Harvey travels the world on the eclectic
Hope Six Demolition Project
By Zach Schonfeld
April 15, 2016 | 5:00am
M83 is back to save the universe
By John Everhart
April 8, 2016 | 5:00am
Parquet Courts make anxiety and detachment sound refreshing
By Kevin Warwick
April 8, 2016 | 5:00am
Tim Hecker’s compositions are engineered to drift off into the ether
By Kevin Warwick
April 8, 2016 | 5:00am
Restrained and moodier, Frightened Rabbit returns
By Eric Swedlund
April 8, 2016 | 5:00am
Cheap Trick preps for the Rock Hall with a new LP and a vintage perspective
By Kevin Warwick
April 1, 2016 | 1:00pm
Bleached goes on a journey of self-discovery on
Welcome The Worms
By Kyle Fowle
April 1, 2016 | 1:00pm
Andrew Bird takes no musical risks on
Are You Serious
By Philip Cosores
April 1, 2016 | 1:00pm
Explosions In The Sky finds new paths to old emotions on
The Wilderness
By Philip Cosores
April 1, 2016 | 5:00am
Mogwai bridges the gap between film soundtrack and studio album on
Atomic
By Randall Colburn
April 1, 2016 | 5:00am
Weezer’s winning streak continues on its self-titled “White Album”
By John Hugar
April 1, 2016 | 5:00am
Tacocat is too fun for forced classifications
By Chris Mincher
April 1, 2016 | 5:00am
Yeasayer gets the balance right on
Amen & Goodbye
By Josh Modell
April 1, 2016 | 5:00am
On a new LP, The Joy Formidable simplifies while adding scope
By Chris Mincher
March 25, 2016 | 5:00am
With
We Disappear
, The Thermals make everything old feel new again
By David Anthony
March 25, 2016 | 5:00am
Patch The Sky
finds Bob Mould in spirited, cathartic form
By Ryan Bray
March 25, 2016 | 5:00am
Paul White’s standout production powers Open Mike Eagle’s latest LP
By Chris Mincher
March 25, 2016 | 5:00am
Eric Bachmann is weary and wise on a new solo record
By Eric Swedlund
March 25, 2016 | 5:00am
The Body and Full Of Hell’s new collaboration is a black hole of despair
By J.J. Anselmi
March 25, 2016 | 5:00am
Gwen Stefani goes her own way on
This Is What The Truth Feels Like
By Annie Zaleski
March 21, 2016 | 4:08pm
Underworld’s first new album in years demands to be heard
By Alex McLevy
March 18, 2016 | 5:00am
Primal Scream finds calm amongst the chaos
By Lily Moayeri
March 18, 2016 | 5:00am
Iggy Pop bows out gracefully on
Post Pop Depression
By Sam Blum
March 18, 2016 | 5:00am
Damien Jurado keeps to the wide-open road on
Visions Of Us On The Land
By Kevin Warwick
March 18, 2016 | 5:00am
The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon shines on his solo debut
By Jonah Bayer
March 11, 2016 | 6:00am
Kendrick Lamar is in peak form on
To Pimp A Butterfly
addendum
Untitled Unmastered
By Evan Rytlewski
March 7, 2016 | 3:30pm
Lo-fi legend Robert Pollard tries psychedelia on for size
By Katie Rife
March 4, 2016 | 6:00am
Poliça takes its moody, artsy, R&B-flavored synth-pop to the next level
By kenneth-partridge
March 4, 2016 | 6:00am
Starry-eyed duo La Sera’s new record is pretty but defanged
By Randall Colburn
March 4, 2016 | 6:00am
M. Ward continues to be folk’s safest bet
By John Hugar
March 4, 2016 | 6:00am
Nada Surf conquers sadness with hope on
You Know Who You Are
By Jonah Bayer
March 4, 2016 | 6:00am
The Violent Femmes do too much on their first new record in 16 years
By Kevin Warwick
March 4, 2016 | 6:00am
Rob Crow’s Gloomy Place confidently emerges from the shadows
By Chris Mincher
March 4, 2016 | 6:00am
Mount Moriah’s country rock lopes off to a beautifully mysterious place
By Noel Murray
February 26, 2016 | 6:00am
The 1975 keeps people guessing on a self-aware, entertaining second album
By Annie Zaleski
February 26, 2016 | 6:00am
Clumsy messages hurt what could have been a great album from Macklemore
By John Hugar
February 26, 2016 | 6:00am
Santigold returns with infectious beats aplenty on
99¢
By Corbin Reiff
February 26, 2016 | 6:00am
Ra Ra Riot is throwing an(other) ’80s-themed dance party on
Need Your Light
By Alex McLevy
February 19, 2016 | 6:00am
Animal Collective wisely reins in the indulgences on
Painting With
By Kyle Fowle
February 19, 2016 | 6:00am
Lake Street Dive plays slick retro R&B for the viral video generation
By Noel Murray
February 19, 2016 | 6:00am
The Life Of Pablo
is Kanye West’s beautiful, abrasive gospel album
By Corbin Reiff
February 16, 2016 | 3:48pm
Mischief and melody collide in Dr. Dog’s
Psychedelic Swamp
By Eric Swedlund
February 5, 2016 | 6:00am
Rihanna shifts moods in the highly anticipated
Anti
By Corbin Reiff
January 29, 2016 | 6:00am
Sia’s charisma holds together an assembly line of modern pop hits
By Alex McLevy
January 29, 2016 | 6:00am
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