6/10
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A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships is bolder in theme and aesthetic than The 1975’s previous albums, but not all of the band’s risks pan out.
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Mark Kozelek’s latest endeavor follows his jet-lagged excursions through Europe, but his narratives often overpower the music.
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Not All Heroes Wear Capes is a pretty cohesive listen for a producer-guided album, but it’s not fire from front to back.
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Though an improvement on his previous solo effort, Kurt Vile’s new album could have used some trimming.
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Russian dance music outfit Little Big continue to drop supremely weird, provocative rave music.
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Apart from the slightly improved production quality and a couple of stylistic risks, Electric Messiah is a pretty standard High on Fire album.
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ZillaKami and SosMula bring a ton of bark and not too much else to this debut City Morgue album.
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Mudboy is one of the oddest trap rap albums I’ve heard in a while.
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Among Tim Hecker’s least direct efforts, Konoyo at its best is sonically and conceptually rich thanks to contributions from gagaku ensemble Tokyo Gakuso. Unfortunately, the sound-play is lacking on a few of the pieces.
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Lil Wayne is in rare form on the best parts of his fifth installment of the Carter series, but bogs this album’s full potential down in a number of underwhelming cuts too.
