Australian improv crew detours into new terrain after a 30-year career of ambient gorgeousness
Category archives: Album Reviews
Review: Ariana Grande Finds Serenity and Has Some Fun on ‘ Sweetener’
Powering past tragedy, the singer has made the best album of her career.
Review: Sabrina Claudio is Smooth and Steady on ‘No Rain, No Flowers’
The singer pleasantly recalls an era of classic R&B smoothness, even if her sound is a little too tepid.
Review: Death Cab For Cutie Get Reborn on ‘Thank You For Today’
After enduring two rough breakups, Ben Gibbard successfully tries out some new sounds
Review: Haunt Get Retro-Metal Right on ‘Burst Into Flame’
The band’s readymade anthems recall Eighties bands like Grim Reaper and Angel Witch
Review: The Beths’ ‘Future Me Hates Me’ Is a Power-Pop Monument
New Zealand band packs a career’s worth of hooks into their great debut LP.
Review: Mitski’s ‘Be the Cowboy’ Makes Feelings of Powerlessness Loom Large
Her third LP sees her continue to emerge as a visionary singer-songwriter
Review: Husband-and-Wife Team The War And Treaty Offer a Message Love on ‘Healing Tide’
Michael and Tanya Trotter set powerful statements of devotion to superb country-soul arrangements
Review: Shooter Jennings Returns to Straight-Ahead Country on ‘Shooter’
Waylon’s ambitious son sings about jamming with Guns N’ Roses and his Bonnie & Clyde-style marital bond
Review: Dave Grohl’s High-Drama 23-Minute Instrumental
The experimental track stays true to the Foo Fighters’ wailing power