rock
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Despite its solid first half and finale, Crack a Light is Dope Body’s most predictable batch of tracks thus far.
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Ultra Mono is Idles’ most sonically and thematically focused album so far, occasionally to a slight fault.
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While a lot trimmer than the preceding Face Stabber, Protean Threat is about as hit-and-miss.
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Re-Animator finds Everything Everything taking a few more risks than on A Fever Dream, but hits similar lows.
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Picking the best song on Shadow Work, the bestselling new album by seminal post-grunge outfit Trapt, is no easy task.
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Protomartyr attempt a more climactic formula on Ultimate Success Today, with mixed results.
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Oliver Tree’s debut album proves that, beyond the bowl cut and JNCO jeans, there lies serious musical potential.
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Returning after decades of studio album silence, Hum tries to reintroduce their classic sound with some added bells and whistles, but falls quite short.
