The pathfinding rapper strikes a regal pose an album full of spectacular moments
Category archives: Album Reviews
Review: Jake Shears’ Self-Titled Album Overflows With Opulence
With New York disco titans Scissor Sisters on hiatus, the band’s singer continues chasing his own disco dreams
Review: The Metal-Edged Punk of Little Ugly Girls’ Self-Titled LP
The excellent belated debut album from a Tasmanian band that once shared stages with Fugazi and Bikini Kill.
Review: Nostrum Grocers Explore the Freedom of Rapping for Rap’s Sake
The duo’s new album inhabits an underground removed from the posturing and indulgence afflicting the hip-hop mainstream
Review: H.E.R.’s Brutally Honest ‘I Used to Know H.E.R.: The Prelude’
Gabi Wilson’s latest is a biting portrayal of young black womanhood
Review: Free Cake For Every Creature’s ‘The Bluest Star’ Is Pure Indie-Pop Ecstasy
Katie Bennett writes quiet little tunes stocked with great one-liners, deep emotions and vivid imagery on the band’s excellent fourth LP
Review: Mac Miller Sheds His Frat-Rap Persona on ‘Swimming’
The self-described “chill dude” weathers personal wreckage on the most impactful album of his career.
Review: Travis Scott Starts Living Up to His Ambitions on ‘Astroworld’
The Houston rapper opens up about his relationship, gathers influences from across the hip-hop world and comes through with the best music of his career
Review: Gangsta Rap Revivalist YG Lets His Guard Down on ‘Stay Dangerous’
The man who gave the world “FDT” hooks back up with longtime collaborator DJ Mustard for an album that’s fun and soul-searching without diluting his political edge
Review: Amanda Shires Tells Powerful Stories of Working-Class Survivors on ‘To The Sunset’
The rising Americana singer-songwriter flips the script on her ambitious seventh LP, with help from husband Jason Isbell.