While often pretty and groovy, Makaya McCraven’s reimagining of Gil Scott-Heron’s swansong tends to drain the suspense and emotional potency out of its source material.
The Slow Rush‘s deep cuts don’t deliver on the promise of its introspective and infectious lead singles.
HMLTD refreshes and recontextualizes a slew of post-punk sounds on West of Eden.
Likewise‘s plain instrumental palette doesn’t do much to complement Frances Quinlan’s unique voice.
Nicolas Jaar’s second outing as A.A.L. is a bit more far-out than the first, and about as fantastic.
Unlocked is essentially a glitch in the matrix in hip hop form, and that’s a great thing.
Green Day tries to be the final nail in rock music’s coffin with Father of All…
While not as cohesive as Squarepusher’s seminal works, Be Up a Hello is his most solid work in at least a decade.
Dan Deacon hones his trademark fusion of electro-psychedelia and post-minimalism on Mystic Familiar.
