psych pop
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Reset bears the usual strengths and shortcomings of most Panda Bear solo albums. Reset by Panda Bear & Sonic Boom
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AnCo’s first album as a quartet in nearly a decade is a mostly lovely return to form.
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Fishing for Fishies is a fun and eco-friendly boogie rock odyssey.
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Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? is hands-down the blandest entry in Deerhunter’s discography.
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With Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino, Arctic Monkeys aim for an admirably weird space-age lounge sound, but often the execution leaves something to be desired.
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On Sex & Food, UMO try to convey significant political messages via an inconsequential bedroom pop sound.
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With In a Poem Unlimited, U.S. Girls delivers what is sure to be one of the year’s most versatile and lyrically intriguing pop albums.
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NY pop duo MGMT executes a fantastic return to form with the sounds of synth pop on Little Dark Age.
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Though not stylistically consistent, Gumboot Soup is one of the strongest batches of songs King Gizzard put out in 2017.
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4 years after Beach Fossils’ great sophomore album Clash the Truth, the Brooklyn band has returned with their most lavish effort yet. I can still commend the band for not shamelessly trend-chasing like many of their dreamy, jangly contemporaries, but unfortunately the pastiche of ’60s pop sounds they serve up
