Analyzing New Kids on the Block Fandom in the Late 80s
Rebecca Wallwork invites you along to understand why you feel the way you do about your version of New Kids on the Block in her 33 1/3 book Hangin' Tough.
Adam P. Newton
SBTRKT Lets the Beats and the Vocals Shine on Save Yourself
In the end, SBTRKT's Save Yourself represents what you want from a stellar producer: a combination of fantastic music and wonderful arrangements.
Charli XCX Gets Hard on the Vroom Vroom EP
Charli XCX goes into an exciting creative direction on Vroom Vroom, but she is trying to create a hard-edged persona for herrself out of thin air.
Album Review: School of Seven Bells – SVIIB
SVIIB is not a door closing on School of Seven Bells, it’s a door opening into the rest of Alejandra Deheza’s life and career. SVIIB is excellent.
Record Review: Majical Cloudz – Wait & See EP
Majical Cloudz does strike out in a new direction with The Wait & See, but it does so with a well-stocked collection of tools from its earlier efforts.
Nicolas Jaar: The Genius of Nymphs
I'm enamored with the genius of Nicolas Jaar. Throughout all three Nymph EPs, he delicately constructs layers of sounds, sensations, and sensibilities.
Album Review: Joanna Newsom – Divers
Joanna Newsom's latest album Divers succeeds on multiple levels: it’s wide-spectrum folk with a reach beyond freak-folk aesthetes. Divers is a masterpiece.
Album Review: Disclosure – Caracal
If the Lawrence Brothers are proud of Caracal, then I’m happy for them. Disclosure certainly know how to make a better electro-pop tune than I do.
Album Review: The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die – Harmlessness
The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die have released a record that lives up to the ambition of their name with Harmlessness.
Album Review: The Wonder Years – No Closer to Heaven
No Closer to Heaven embraces the fact The Wonder Years are growing up by choosing to fight apathy and indifference with the knowledge and perspective.