The new Shellac album is decent, but falls disappointingly short of the reaction “Dude, incredible!”
Thom Yorke’s latest solo endeavor has an interesting aesthetic, but the appeal of these tracks doesn’t extend too far beyond that.
On Perfume Genius’ third album, singer-songwriter Mike Hadreas uplifts his emotionally charged piano dirges with even more backing instrumentation.
After an odd fourth album, Interpol returns to form with an incredibly safe record on El Pintor.
Fusing psychedelic pop, noise rock, lo-fi, and synth punk, this Julian Casablancas side-project is incredibly dense, diverse, and fun.
Hellfyre Club’s freshest, youngest face releases his first official full-length. Also, kudos on referencing my favorite Silver Jews song.
Art rap vet Busdriver drops one of his most exciting and confounding albums yet.
After 13 years of studio album silence, Aphex Twin makes a mild return.
There are some great songs at the core of Banks’ Goddess, but the album’s potential gets lost in bland production and her underutilized vocal range.
DOOM and Bishop Nehru drop a collaborative album that’s disappointingly short on stand-out material and chemistry.
