While Crystal Castles continues writing some decent electropop tunes, on III the Toronto duo sees fit to decorate all of them with generic drum timbres and an overabundance of reverb. WATCH THE REVIEW
Brian Eno’s latest ambient effort sees him returning to his roots in the genre with albums like Ambient 1. At first, I found that pretty refreshing, and I loved the combination of piano, violin, synths, and guitar on these tracks, too. However, the album is seriously lacking in terms
On her third full-length effort, singer-songwriter Natasha Khan, a.k.a. Bat For Lashes, brings on more instrumentation and co-producers than ever to bring her moody, mystical art pop to a new level. WATCH THE REVIEW
Though the new Secret album presents an incredible amount of energy and force, for me, the excitement quickly wears of due to a lack of skilled writing when it comes to song structures, melodies, and riffs. WATCH THE REVIEW
On its third full-length, New Jersey’s Titus Andronicus goes a bit simpler, but still maintains the life-affirming energy that made past releases so good. WATCH THE REVIEW
With Honor Found In Decay, Neurosis releases one of its most straightforward albums yet, forgoing some of the more ambitious instrumentation that’s made it onto past albums in favor of a sound that blends the heavy sounds of sludge with a bit of folk simplicity. WATCH THE REVIEW
On their third full-length release, Boston’s Pile connects the heavy hitting sounds of post-hardcore with the dramatic and melodic songwriting prowess of frontman Rick Maguire. WATCH THE REVIEW
Once again, despite a trademark sound the band has lovingly crafted over the course of five albums, Black Moth Super Rainbow still shows a lack of effort in the song development department. WATCH THE REVIEW
The Soft Moon’s latest album is certainly a feat when considering the album’s texture-rich sound and gothic mood. However, where the band’s style succeeds, songwriting falls short. WATCH THE REVIEW
On the Bad Plus’ latest record, the band continues to focus more on original material than their career-defining covers, and the band manages to create some pretty fantastic, modern jazz tracks in the process–not to mention incorporate synths and drum machines into many of these tunes, too. WATCH THE
