Let Woods’ City Sun Eater in the River of Light Cheer You Up
The new Woods record, City Sun Eater in the River of Light, is a bright blast of sunshine, folk-rock and just general good vibes. M. Milner reviews.
Album Reviews
Cyndi Lauper Goes Country on Detour
Cyndi Lauper's Detour is front and centre the result of a woman clearly enjoying her craft and comfortable enough to explore new genres.
Gorguts’ Pleiades’ Dust is four and a half times better than any other Tech Death
Gorguts' Pleiades' Dust is easily one of the best things you will hear all year. Luc Lemay and company straight up slaughter for 33 minutes straight.
True Love Waits: How Radiohead Taught Us to be Unconditional
We return, time and time again for something with no surprises, but great reward. Radiohead is consistent in the best way, always giving back to us.
Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool: Inspired But Not Groundbreaking
It's unreasonable to think Radiohead are going to create another ground breaking album, but A Moon Shaped Pool is still an inspired collection of songs.
Drake – Views: Triumph of the Alpha Nerd
Drake's represents the triumph of the Alpha nerd, geeky yet masculine, awkward but desirable.Views is light on substance, but good enough to be satisfying.
John Frusciante – Foregrow: Aphex Twin Jr.?
John Frusciante's entire being has been formulated as Richard D. James (Aphex Twin) incarnate. Releasing a record store day extended play with Foregrow.
Beyoncé – Lemonade: The story of pain, loss, and rebirth
What we can learn from Beyoncé's Lemonade is that to forgive the person who inflicted pain on us is not weakness, it is strength.
Ash Koosha – I AKA I: A Vessel for Otherworldly Exploration
While Ash Koosha's I AKA I is one of the most sonically explorative releases that I’ve listened to in a while, it doesn't feel entirely otherworldly.
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.