Lorde: Melodrama | A Way of Life Like Any Other
Lorde's new LP Melodrama takes all kinds of risks - lyrical, musical and even personal - and pulls them off effortlessly, writes B.G.M.'s M. Milner.
Album Reviews
Forest Swords: Compassion | Perfect Post Modern Electronica
Compassion by Forest Swords, is everything you might want from postmodern electronic music: Aesthetic, ambiance, arrangements, and atmosphere.
All Time Low: Last Young Renegade | 7 Songs I’ve Connected With
All Time Low's new album, Last Young Renegade inspired me to write a list of 7 songs, which I have connected to most throughout my teenage years.
alt-J: Relaxer | Pioneers Against The Wave
With Relaxer, alt-J have not just changed my mind about them, but they have won my heart with effortless ease as well. Well played alt-J, well played.
Broken Social Scene: Hug of Thunder | Unwanted Nostalgia
If there ever was a white people equivalent to the Wu-Tang Clan—Broken Social Scene are it and their latest album Hug of Thunder is an unnecessary reunion.
Elton John: 17-11-70 (RSD 2017 Reissue) | The Early Years
Elton John wasn’t always, well, Elton John. The 2017 RSD reissue of 17-11-70 is an exciting look at John as an energetic performer on the cusp of fame.
Saint Etienne: Home Counties | Wishing for the Past and Failing
I am trying to think of positives outside of a few good songs, but it is far too long and there is little consistency on Saint Etienne's Home Counties.
CTRL Our Thoughts on SZA
Ctrl is the debut album of the bohemian baha chic Jersey native, Ctrl is a let's spy into the mind of a twenty something creative named SZA.
A Lost Soundtrack Uncovered At Last: Thelonious Monk | Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960
In 1959, Thelonious Monk recorded his only soundtrack. Unissued for decades, Sam Records issued them in a 2-LP set in 2017. M Milner looks at this lost LP.
No Place Like Home with Meatwound
Tampa's Meatwound talks travel tips for their hometown while we review their insanely good new LP Largo. Strangely sexually charged perspective.