Ex-Makeout Videotape frontman Mac DeMarco drops his second full-length album this year, which features a much more free-spirited personality than his solo debut earlier this year. WATCH THE REVIEW
Though the latest effort from Pig Destroyer is undeniably an all-out riff fest, I’m not feeling the same thrilling level of intensity I typically enjoy from this genre in general. WATCH THE REVIEW
On 3:33’s latest effort, the experimental and drone-influenced beatmusic project widens its sonic frequency, and gets pretty ambitious with a 41-minute closing track. WATCH THE REVIEW
With good kid, m.A.A.d. city, Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar drops what’s easily hip hop’s most cinematic album of 2012.
While not as focused as 2007’s Below the Heavens, what Blu & Exile do on this new and remastered collection of tracks is nonetheless interesting, smooth, and entertaining. WATCH THE REVIEW
As Daphni, electronic music veteran Daniel Snaith–if you’ll allow me to call him that–assembles a series of straightforward and colorful tech house tracks. WATCH THE REVIEW
On their sixth studio album, Between the Buried and Me creates its campiest album yet, blending their usual progressive tendencies with the overly theatrical antics of bands like Dream Theater. WATCH THE REVIEW
With more than twenty years under its belt, Massachusetts hardcore act Converge is still going strong on its latest album, All We Love We Leave Behind. WATCH THE REVIEW
On this new, collaborative album, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis bring some great pop rap tracks with a conscious edge, but don’t quite live up to the epic and ambitious expectations set by stellar singles like “Wings” and “Same Love.” WATCH THE REVIEW
Though the new Mountain Goats album doesn’t hold many surprises for longtime fans, John Darnielle does continue delivering some of the most unique and riveting tales in the singer-songwriter world. WATCH THE REVIEW
