track review
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The Drums’ new single, “Money,” shows a strong improvement in production and vocals. Thankfully, the poppy songwriting and nimble grooves that made the band’s self-titled debut great are still intact. If every track is as catchy as this one, Portamento is going to be a sweet little album. What
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Idiana’s Sleeping Bag is gearing up to drop its first LP in August. In the meantime, the band has dropped two tracks, and “Ben” is one of them. Here, the band shoots for a tight and close sound that gets in the listener’s face, but still executes the
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In a song that seems to be filled with hot girls and fast cars, Louisiana’s Curren$y creates a fantasy world that I’m sure every red-blooded male would love to bask in. However, hearing about how awesome it is second-hand isn’t really something that interests me–especially
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On “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me,” the characters Big Sean paints in this cheap love story are pretty tacky, flat, and annoying. They’re about as senseless as characters in a daytime soap opera, but manage to be even more annoying. What do you think of this track?
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On “Children of a Failed God,” Dødkvlt proves a one-man project can rock as hard as a four-piece band. This track thrashes hard and gets the album it’s on, II, starting with both guns a-blazing. Though the sound and mix of this album leaves me wanting more. I see
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On the first track to drop from Bjork’s forthcoming album, Biophilia, the Icelandic singer-songwriter just doesn’t do a lot for me, honestly. I was pretty excited about this track, too. It’s certainly got all the makings of a great Bjork track–some strong vocals and personality, ear-grabbing
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Beirut has a new single out! Those who love hearing the sounds of Eastern European music filtered through an American lens can rejoice! But honestly, Zach Condon’s Beirut has put together two pretty solid full-length records, and this single has mouths–or ears, maybe–watering for a third. “East
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New York’s Krallice, unarguably, are one of the current strain of American bands that are helping to keep black metal relevant in the West. I liked the band’s self-titled debut just fine, but I was expecting brighter days ahead for the group. With album after album, despite this
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On “the Rose With the Broken Neck,” Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi pull together some Italian-style soundtrack music with Jack White on vocals. Though the textures and sounds are vintage and pretty authentic, the drama of this track–the drama I imagine should be here–doesn’t really hit me.
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Every time Cass McCombs drops an album, I feel myself swinging back and forth violently on a spectrum of enjoyment. The songs that win me over do so with little to no effort, and the songs I hate gather an immediate response from me as well. Thankfully, “County Line” is
