Album Reviews

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  M.A.G.S. Is Impossible to Pin Down on 'Destroyer'

  PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2023

  You can't really pin down M.A.G.S., the solo project of Buffalo-born, Los Angeles-based artist Elliott Douglas. Is it indie rock? Is it R&B...

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  Shane Ghostkeeper's 'Songs for My People' Is a Heartfelt Handshake

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2023

  It takes a few listens for Shane Ghostkeeper's album Songs for My People to sink into your bones. The reason? This is a whole lifetime of m...

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  Bush Tetras Play it Safe on 'They Live in My Head'

  PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2023

  Known for igniting 1980s New York with their creeping No Wave, Bush Tetras have created another genre-bending album in They Live in My Head...

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  Madeline Kenney Finds Freedom in Evolution on 'A New Reality Mind'

  PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2023

  On Madeline Kenney's 2020 album Sucker's Lunch, the Seattle-born singer-songwriter cautiously opened up her heart, giving herself permissio...

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  Georgia Is in Her Carpe Diem Era with 'Euphoric'

  PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2023

  Georgia is in her carpe diem era with her third studio album, Euphoric. Inspired by the pop divas of the '90s and '00s like Robyn, Kylie Mi...

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  'Joni Mitchell at Newport' Is Nothing Short of Miraculous

  PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2023

  It sounds surreal, glorious: dozens of top-tier musicians from around the world packed into Joni Mitchell's Laurel Canyon living room. Some...

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  Jessy Lanza Is Both Master and Muse on 'Love Hallucination'

  PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2023

  Jessy Lanza's original tracks often sound like remixes. The Hamilton-born, newly LA-based singer-songwriter-producer doesn't load her music...

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  Bethany Cosentino's 'Natural Disaster' Finds Silver Linings in a World on Fire

  PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2023

  After over a decade with Best Coast, the release of Bethany Cosentino's first solo album feels like a reintroduction to one of the 2010 ind...