Nas: Nasir | A Musical Crime Perpetrated by A Once Great Artist
On “Adam and Eve,” Nas says, “I’m good at existing,” and that’s exactly what he’s doing with this batch of Kanye produced songs known as Nasir. Just existing.
Album Reviews
Welcome to Miami Beach | Neil Young – Roxy: Tonight’s the Night Live
Neil Young's new live album Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live shows Young at a dark period of his life and how he turned personal tragedy into art.
Neko Case: Hell-On | HELL YEAH FEMINIST MUSIC
Hell-On is, as are any of Neko Case’s previous releases, practically entirely stylistically different from its predecessors.
Courtney Barnett: Tell Me How You Really Feel | Reflections on Art, Artistry, and Growth
I don’t want Courtney Barnett to sit still - not for my sake or my daughter’s, even if that means she won’t be able to truly appreciate how good Tell Me How You Really Feel is for several years.
Pusha-T: Daytona | Brief, Impressive, Yet Partially Flawed
For all the good things that Pusha T's Daytona has going for it, even with its short length, it is not a perfect record. However, With each subsequent listen, I find more things to appreciate about Daytona, so in the end, maybe this, for right now, is what we needed.
Jenny Hval: The Long Sleep | Every Small Part as Moving and Beautiful as its Whole
I literally fucking cried listening to the first song on Jenny Hval's new ep, The Long Sleep song... it’s beautiful.Thank you for creating and sharing this exquisite work, Jenny Hval. I love it.
Manic Street Preachers: Futile Resistance | Is Resistance Futile?
Resistance is Futile is a beautiful, regretful album that would sound brilliant if you had not heard of the Manic Street Preachers beforehand. I hope they don’t end this way.
Middle Kids: Lost Friends | When A Debut Album Is Too Perfect
Lost Friends, the debut album from Middle Kids is vulnerable, hopeful, and satisfying. But without any challenges, it might be too perfect for its own good.
Sun Ra: Of Abstract Dreams / Of Mythic Worlds | The Full Experience
Two new Sun Ra reissues - Of Abstract Dreams and Of Mythic Worlds - show two sides of Ra's music in the 1970s, and together they add up to show how compelling and good his music was in that decade, writes B.G.M.'s M Milner.
Sleep: The Sciences | Colossal Bong Rips Cut Through The Sonic Soup
The Sciences is a truly massive sounding album that gives off the vibe that it was recorded at utterly crushing volumes by large, intensely stoned, shirtless men in a hot sweaty basement somewhere probably because in all likelihood it most probably was.