Shabazz Palaces return with deeply flawed twin concept albums.
Seasoned metalcore outfit Integrity emphasizes their metal side on the dark and diverse Howling, for the Nightmare Shall Consume.
While Lust for Life might be Lana Del Rey’s weakest attempt at reconciling her old school and new school influences, it’s also the first time I’ve come away from one of her albums with more highlights than lowlights.
Tyler, the Creator blossoms as a rapper, producer, and lyricist on Flower Boy, his most beautiful and well-crafted album to date.
The weekly segment in which Anthony touches down on some of the best and worst tracks he has heard in the past week.
This new Wolf Parade single brings back the visceral rock instrumentation and dramatic lead vocals that made the band exciting in the first place. Cry Cry Cry, their first album in seven years, drops October 6 via Sub Pop.
Of all the singles to have come out in promotion of Grizzly Bear’s new album Painted Ruins, this latest one strikes me as being the most powerful in terms of composition and instrumentation. You can give it a listen above, along with its video, which offers quite a surreal
Written at Night by Uncommon Nasa Staten Island MC Uncommon Nasa is dropping his first entirely self-produced album next month on Man Bites Dog Records. It’s called Written at Night, and the tracklist looks almost like a who’s who of current underground hip hop, featuring Open Mike Eagle,
Deerhoof makes its mark on the Adult Swim Singles Program with “Your Dystopic Creation Doesn’t Fear You.” Probably one of the wordier titles in the series, and it features a gritty opening verse from “My Vag” rapper Awkwafina, who fits the band’s angular riffing remarkably well. The track
A very belated review of the latest Pissed Jeans album, which offers a funny and noisy commentary on love in the present-day.
