album review
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Das Racist’s Relax is a bit of a letdown for me. I just didn’t enjoy it as much as the tapes. There are plenty of tracks here where the guys are their usual, hilarious selves. However, some of the funnier tracks lack the focus that make songs such
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Sad to say, I’m not big on this new Neon Indian album. I’d like to think that it’s not because of the hype that was built around the project’s last album, Psychic Chasms, but I’m afraid that might be a possibility. I don’t think
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On St. VIncent’s latest album, singer-songwriter Annie Clark comes together with some pretty bold and experimental flavors.I wouldn’t be surprised if fans found this to be a stranger record than 2009’s Actor. But while many moments on Strange Mercy are, uh, strange, I found this record
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On some level, I consider myself a fan of Wolves In the Throne Room: the Olympia, Washington black metal outfit. If I wasn’t, I don’t think I would have followed their exploits up until this point. I don’t see myself quitting, but I wasn’t as into
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I didn’t find Girls’ sophomore LP to be as instantaneous, well-produced, or fun as the California band’s debut, but there’s still a great set of tracks here–not to mention a load of ambition in the extra instrumentation. I totally respect the fact that these guys have
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The Drums’ sophomore release, Portamento, was an album I was pretty excited for. The group’s self-titled debut contained some of my favorite singles of last year, and I was hoping the same would happen with this release. Maybe my love of the last album lead to some unrealistic expectations,
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Shlohmo’s Bad Vibes is a nice set of thirteen beats that will chill out just about any situation. The music here functions on different levels of listening. They’re great as ambient backdrops, but can be explored actively as well. WATCH THE REVIEW
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It’s a Lil Wayne album. What did you expect? WATCH THE REVIEW
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Connecticut rapper Apathy brings a modern feel to the classic sounds of East Coast hip hop on his latest album, Honkey Kong. Though this LP doesn’t experiment or step over any major boundaries, it does come with a lot of consistency, quotable lyricism, and solid beats. Despite a few
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Detroit rapper Danny Brown’s latest album functions in extremes. They’re not really the angry, voluminous extremes the latest Death Grips album functions on. They’re more like extremes of excess. Of course, what Danny is being excessive with is drugs, sex, misogyny, and basically anything else that one
