Marty Sartini Garner

4/6/22

The 15 most essential music bios (and autobiographies) so far this century

From Sleater-Kinney to Springsteen, these are the tomes most deserving of joining the pantheon of essential musical…

2/23/22

Blood Incantation's <i>Timewave Zero</i> is a death metal album without the death metal

Blood Incantation's Timewave Zero is a death metal album without the death metal

The cosmic death metal masters get lost in the stars on their new ambient record

7/11/20

The best albums of 2020 so far

The tidal wave of garbage that is 2020 continues to wash over us, keeping everyone masked and nervous. (And if…

4/20/20

Betting it all on 311

It’s been 16 years since 311 last had a hit, but they’ve kept busy. In the time since their lovers alt-rock take on…

10/28/19

In <i>Acid For The Children</i>, Flea thumps and pops his way toward profundity

In Acid For The Children, Flea thumps and pops his way toward profundity

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are not a band known for their intellectual pursuits and good taste. Now in their fourth…

10/10/19

Before Brian Eno made <i>Music For Airports</i>, Ernest Hood made music for <i>Neighborhoods</i>

Before Brian Eno made Music For Airports, Ernest Hood made music for Neighborhoods

In 1975, three years before Brian Eno introduced the word “ambient” to the world, Portland-based musician Ernest…

10/7/19

On <i>Ghosteen</i>, Nick Cave invites us into his bright abyss

On Ghosteen, Nick Cave invites us into his bright abyss

Just around the time Nick Cave began to abandon the narrative, the narrative came for him. As he wrote 2013’s Push…

9/6/19

5 new releases we love: Tinariwen drops a classic, Lower Dens dance it off, and more

There’s a lot of music out there. To help you cut through all the noise, every week The A.V. Club is rounding up A-Si…

8/6/19

1999 was Cash Money’s turn to shine

With all due respect to Death Row, no rap record label has ever consolidated and celebrated its power the way Cash…

5/28/19

Sublime’s legacy is more complicated than the bros (and the haters) would have you think

One Sunday last February, seemingly apropos of nothing, Pitchfork ran a review of Sublime’s 1992 debut, 40 Oz. To…

9/17/18

After soaring for 5 volumes, Knausgaard brings <i>My Struggle</i> in for a rough landing

After soaring for 5 volumes, Knausgaard brings My Struggle in for a rough landing

Karl Ove Knausgaard is the most well-documented writer alive today. Across the first five volumes of My Struggle,…

6/11/18

Kid Cudi lifts Kanye up on Kids See Ghosts

What is freedom to Kanye West? The answer to that question is becoming exceedingly difficult to understand. He’s…

12/1/17

Here are 3 new albums you should know about this week

Chris Stapleton extends a superlative run on From A Room: Volume 2, while War & Leisure finds Miguel in more…

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