7/10
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On their 2nd album this year, New Haven’s Them Airs create some of the most frantic and catchy art punk I’ve heard in 2020.
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There’s rarely a dull moment on Nightmare Vacation, whether it’s going in a poppier or a more extreme direction.
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lobsterfight’s rough-and-ready debut is one of the year’s most promising indie and emo showings.
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While by no means a sophomore slump, Sin miedo may leave the listener a little too hungry for more.
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Though some of Lamentations‘ pieces could have used some fleshing out, it remains one of the year’s most emotionally potent ambient efforts.
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Spirit World Field Guide‘s purposeful meandering and not-so-sticky hooks are occasional turnoffs, but the album still delivers the conceptuality and adept rapping it’s safe to expect from Aesop Rock.
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Jean Dawson embodies the more adventurous side of indie on his sophomore album.
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Burden of Proof is a solid album despite Benny more or less staying in his stylistic comfort zone.
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While this latest Streams of Thought installment hits a serious low at the midpoint, Black Thought remains practically unmatched as a lyricist and MC.
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Just a couple of regular guys making some smooth tunes on the move.
