The Lumineers – Cleopatra: Love to Hate or Hate to Love?
So against all odds, The Lumineers avoid the sophomore slump on Cleopatra, at least in terms of quality if not commercial success.
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Album Review: Daughter – Not To Disappear
Daughter's new album is surrounded by various veneers but peeling them away is rewarding, as the bare soul of Not To Disappear will leave you spellbound.
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.
Extreme Compare And Contrast: Israel Nash’s Silver Season vs. Cult Leader’s Lightless Walk
Could two albums be further apart than the peaceful folk of Israel Nash's Silver Season and the metallic savagery of Cult Leader's Lightless Walk?
Album Review: Widowspeak – All Yours
All Yours is a good record, but it could have been a really good one with a bit more oomph. I wish Widowspeak would have given me a bit more sonically.
Album Review: Dungen – Allas Sak
Is Dungen's Allas Sak a psychedelic rock album? Or, is Allas Sak a sensitive folk record? Kevin doesn't know. Either way its a temporary listen.
Album Review: Chelsea Wolfe – Abyss
Abyss is the work that will define Chelsea Wolfe as the queen of the mysterious and the priestess that reigns over the dreams of her devoted listeners.
First Aid Kit, July 29th @ St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit, MI
Danielle had an emotional awakening at the First Aid Kit show in Detroit. Klara and Johanna Söderberg understand all of Danielle's adult problems.
Album Review: Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free
When Southeastern was released, I thought it was the highest point in Jason Isbell ’s career. Something More Than Free pushes further into greatness.
Album Review: mewithoutYou – Pale Horses
There’s a sense of measured purpose to Pale Horses that I really needed to hear in 2015 and I’m glad I got to experience from mewithoutYou.