6/10
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Singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson, a.k.a. The Tallest Man On Earth, lets the instrumental floodgates break on his latest album.
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A Danish experimental rock band with connections to underground music acts such as Iceage, Vår, Lower, and Sexdrome makes their Sacred Bones Records debut.
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Super producer Tom Jenkinson releases a series of glitched and overwhelming takes on drum ‘n’ bass, dubstep, and more.
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West Coast electronic music producer Shlohmo releases a particularly dark album with Dark Red.
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Earl Sweatshirt’s latest release is noticeably darker than his last, but it doesn’t necessarily surpass it.
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor hangs in their comfort zone on this new, relatively unambitious record of theirs.
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Athens indie vets of Montreal return with their usual blend of verbose, difficult lyricism, and colorful psychedelic pop rock.
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While not as stuck in the past and weakly produced as Wilson’s last full-length, Hand. Cannot. Erase. displays a similar lack of excitement when it comes to rehashing ideas from classic progressive rock albums.
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Boston rock outfit pile follows up their most popular record yet with a series of songs that sound somewhat unfocused and incoherently aggressive. Still the same band at their core, but they’re currently working with a slightly unflattering sound.
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NJ indie rock outfit Screaming Females is celebrating their 10th year as a band, and they’re celebrating with one of their more accessible, catchy records to date.
