Dirty Computer is Janelle Monáe’s poppiest album to date, as well as her most deeply sexual and political.
On his sophomore album, Post Malone carves out his own niche in the auto-croon field with quality trap production, strong vocal performances, and a bit of a singer-songwriter twist.
The weekly segment in which Anthony touches down on some of the best and worst tracks he has heard in the past week.
Snail Mail is the indie rock solo project of Baltimore singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan. Following the promising 6-song Habit EP from a few years back, Snail Mail has released two singles ahead of her upcoming debut album, Lush, which will be out June 8 via Matador. The newest is “Heat Wave,
Death in Haiti is the most intriguing and affecting field recording project I’ve heard in some time.
Electronic producer Girl Talk is best known for his mashup albums that came out in the second half of the 2000s. On Night Ripper, Feed the Animals, and All Day, he mixed classic pop and rock songs with the top hip hop and pop tunes of the day. Though the
Eat the Elephant gets off to a strong start, but begins tanking in quality at the midway point.
Hop Along’s song structures and storytelling mature on Bark Your Head Off, Dog.
Stoner metal titan Sleep makes a hell of a comeback with The Sciences, which encompasses both the band’s classic sound and influences from the members’ other creative endeavors over the past 15 years.
Blanck Mass is the solo project of Benjamin John Power, a founding member of the British experimental electronic duo Fuck Buttons. On previous Blanck Mass projects Power has experimented with dark, droning electronic music that contrasts with the often colorful sound of Fuck Buttons. Surprisingly, Power all but abandons electronica
