Like music, these album reviews are a process of discovery. Just like the musicians making the music, I am kind of finding my way as I go along and chip away at the music and […]
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Album and song reviews
Stephen Malkmus Uses ‘Traditional Techniques’ To Break The Modern Mold
As people across the world are going into quarantine and looking for new things to do, people are turning to more conventional ways of passing the time. I don’t know about you, but I have […]
Phantogram Lets It All Go On ‘Ceremony’
Have you ever seen the big old vases in a museum that have been repaired with gold? I’m vaguely familiar with the Japanese concept of Kintsugi 金継ぎ. By fixing ceramics using this method, the repair […]
Lil Uzi Vert Reaches New Heights With A Space Rap Vehicle Named ‘Eternal Atake’
Do you know that scene in “Independence Day” where Will Smith opens up a UFO and punches an alien and says “Welcome to earth?” I remember watching that when I was a kid thinking, “These […]
Real Estate Makes Feeling Comfortable At Home ‘The Main Thing’
Real Estate has a warm, fuzzy aesthetic that reminds me of my favorite sweatshirt – a 2015 Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation Paddle For A Cause hoodie. Real Estate, the pride of Ridgewood, New Jersey, is […]
‘Color Theory’ Showcases Soccer Mommy’s Complex Range
Sophomore albums are overrated for artists. They’re as good as a second impression. Everyone is always changing and evolving and just when you think you know someone, you can learn something new. After getting our […]
Nada Surf Reminds Us We’re ‘Never Not Together’ On New Album
One of my favorite things about the Internet is that it makes me feel like we are living in an age of discovery. Whether we are searching for new things, learning new facts or finding […]
Tame Impala Controls Time Through ‘The Slow Rush’
Strange times call for strange music about time. That’s exactly what Tame Impala does with “The Slow Rush,” the fourth album by Australian multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Kevin Parker who performs under the moniker. Released Friday, […]
The Lone Bellow Shines Brightest In ‘Half Moon Light’
The thing about the flow state is that it is elusive. There’s a lot of tricks that people use, everything from breathing techniques to coffee, but it’s hard to predict when all the correct elements […]
The Wood Brothers Reap Imaginative Fields Of Folk On New Album
Folk-rock trio The Wood Brothers channel its freewheeling spirit into a focused force of imagination on the band’s seventh studio album, “Kingdom In My Mind” released Jan. 24 on Honey Jar and Thirty Tigers records. […]