6/10
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The Front Bottoms come through with their most slick album yet, a real fusion of emo, pop punk, and power pop.
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While a few tracks feature an equal and exciting marriage of Champagne Papi and Future Hendrix, most of what’s here feels like DS2 runoff with a solid Drake feature.
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Battles deliver tight performances, but lose their sense of adventure on their latest album here.
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The Libertines drop a comeback record! Woo! Woo!
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Jay Rock’s highly anticipated 90059 isn’t nearly as exciting as I’d hoped.
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Myrkur’s full-length debut came through with some great production and a lot of promise, but some lackluster song structuring kept this record from reaching its full potential.
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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.
