While it is exciting for me to be hearing singer-songwriter Spencer Krug fronting a band once again on the latest album to come out of his Moonface project, this album, for many reasons, didn’t measure up to my expectations. WATCH THE REVIEW
With three producers and about 30 MCs, Quakers delivers a ton of material on its full-length debut. However, in my opinion, it emphasizes MC quantity over quality a bit too much. The beats are solid, though. WATCH THE REVIEW
While it’s not as psychedelic as more acclaimed Spiritualized albums, Sweet Heart Sweet Light delivers a solid set of songs that return to the band’s best old school ideas, and refines the more straightforward tracks that have been featured on recent releases. WATCH THE REVIEW
On their latest album, Black Dice produces one of the most intelligible bodies of work to sit in the Brooklyn Group’s discography. But even though it’s surprisingly accessible for music this experimental, it stops a bit short of being interesting to me. WATCH THE REVIEW
To be frank, Lotus Plaza frontman Lockett Pundt sounds like he’s put together an assembly of Deerhunter tracks under the Lotus Plaza name on this album. While this doesn’t seem like a bad thing for hardcore fans, it left me a little underwhelmed–mostly because Lotus Plaza presents
With Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys producing, the new Dr. John album sees the New Orleands R&B legend revitalized with a dark and rustic aesthetic. WATCH THE REVIEW
Chicago singer-songwriter Willis Earl Beal makes his official full-length, label-released debut with Acousmatic Sorcery. Though his influences are rife with great artists–for example, Tom Waits, Daniel Johnston, Captain Beefheart, and even blues music–not all of them translate into pure magic. WATCH THE REVIEW
On its latest LP, Chromatics bring forth a tried and true style, bringing reverb-soaked vocals, post-punk guitars, synths, and drum machines together for a bedroom pop opus that lasts 90 minutes. WATCH THE REVIEW
With improved production, more original material, more instrumentation, and some intense performances, the new BADBADNOTGOOD album improves on the blueprint of the previous LP in every way. WATCH THE REVIEW
