8/10
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Singer-songwriter Regina Spektor returns with her best set of songs in a while.
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One of sludge metal’s most legendary bands drops another solid release.
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Preoccupations–formerly Viet Cong–return with a new album and a darker sound.
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Touché Amoré returns with an incredible, emotionally potent concept on their fourth album.
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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds return with one of the most despondent albums in their discography.
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The experimental hip hop trio clipping. returns with an intriguing concept album.
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Singer-songwriter Angel Olsen drops the solid, expressive record I’ve been waiting for since I heard her music back in 2012.
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Canadian pop songstress Carly Rae Jepsen comes through with a surprisingly pleasing EP of leftovers from her latest album, Emotion.
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Brownsville’s own Ka does it again with a tragic set of the most chilling hip hop songs you’ll hear this year. Bars abound!