video review
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On her latest album, Metals, Canadian singer-songwriter Leslie Feist brings a set of songs that feel much older than the tracks that were on her last album, the Reminder. That album was released only four years ago, but Metals‘ dreary, grey aesthetic makes the distance between these two albums feel
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James Blake’s new EP, much like his self-titled debut earlier this year, is loaded with ideas that, to me, don’t feel completely finished. Still, the guy draws up some interesting concepts–even as he attempts to focus more on building songs on voice and piano this time around.
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La Dispute’s Wildlife is a fantastic and rewarding gauntlet of emotional rock music. Even if post-hardcore isn’t in your comfort zone, this album is worth a shot. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On the Future Islands’ new album, they continue breeding the simple, bare, and dramatic style of synth pop that caught ears in 2010 on the group’s last album, In Evening Air. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On his latest solo effort, legendary producer 9th Wonder invites some of his favorite MCs to spit over his beats and celebrate his relevancy as a fixture in hip hop. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On his first official full-length album on Roc Nation, rapper and producer J. Cole takes the talents he’s been perfecting on past mixtapes and goes big time with them. WATCH THE REVIEW
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BADBADNOTGOOD is a Canadian jazz trio, and the outfit’s latest self-release is a series of instrumental reinventions of classic hip hop beats. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Wild Flag’s self-titled debut album is a light, fun, and upbeat reformation for these indie rock veterans. I think some longtime fans–especially those in the Sleater-Kinney camp–will expect a little bit more. That’s fine and understandable. I feel the same way to an extent. However, after
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Ah, the new Opeth record. Was I expecting to like this? No. Was I hoping I’d like this? Yes! A big, fat “yes,” actually. I’ve never been an Opeth fan. Their melodic and almost overproduced take on death metal–and progressive metal, generally–just doesn’t have anything
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With an almost unmeasurable poetic bitterness, Andrew Jackson Jihad are as sharp as ever on their new album, Knife Man. As usual, the music here is about the lyrics. The chord progressions are familiar copies of folk songs and punk tunes. Hell, some of the songs even sound similar to
