6/10
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Iron Maiden’s lengthy 90-minute epic doesn’t bring the compositional or sonic ambition fans might assume due to the large run-time.
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Atmospheric black metal outfit Krallice comes through with a change of pace, delivering a speedy, tight, technical, and muscular album, but they don’t commit to the change long enough to leave a lasting impression.
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Angel Deradoorian’s full-length debut features a set of meditative, psychedelic instrumentals topped with the kind of nimble vocal work fans have come to expect thanks to her work in Dirty Projectors.
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Beach House comes through with their most upfront album yet, almost completely doing away with their trademark atmosphere.
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Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins tries some new things on this latest EP of his.
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Grave Babies take a more serious, dreary, and high-fidelity approach on their new record.
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UK producer, battle rapper, and recording artist Lee Scott comes through with a dark, chill set of tracks produced by fellow rapper Dirty Dike.
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Wilco comes through with a free, scrappy album of what sounds like some fun, colorful self-recorded sessions.
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Future’s latest project is shallow, but presents an alluringly druggy, lean-drenched experience.
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Baltimore rapper King Los drops his first commercial full-length.
