rock
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More than just an oddity in The Strokes’ catalog, The New Abnormal is a return to form after the disappointing Comedown Machine.
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Heaven to a Tortured Mind, a surreal celebration of soul, Britpop, and glam rock, has greater clarity and flourish than Yves Tumor’s previous work.
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The Common Task could be a good gateway to the wonders of post-minimalist math rock.
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The Garden’s devil-may-care eclecticism remains both a blessing and a curse.
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The more direct and tuneful approach King Krule takes on Man Alive! makes it—to my ears—a vast improvement over The Ooz.
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HMLTD refreshes and recontextualizes a slew of post-punk sounds on West of Eden.
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Green Day tries to be the final nail in rock music’s coffin with Father of All…
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Algiers play it dismayingly safe on their third album.
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With The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance reached the pinnacle of modern pop punk.
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Despite some rough edges, glass beach’s debut is one of the most creative efforts in emo and power pop this decade.
