Album Reviews

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  Fall Out Boy Reclaim Some Glory on 'So Much (for) Stardust'

  PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2023

  Fall Out Boy always commit to the bit. Throughout their 20+ year career, the band have thrown themselves into whatever they're doing whole...

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  Doug Paisley Goes on a Journey of the Heart with 'Say What You Like'

  PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2023

  In press materials for Say What You Like, Doug Paisley outlined his appreciation for the little ironies of folk and country music, the way...

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  Tei Shi's 'BAD PREMONITION' Is a Good Omen for Her Future

  PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2023

  Success is measured by different methods. Many consider things like album sales, awards and stream counts to set the bar, while others may...

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  Yves Tumor Throws Psychic Fisticuffs on 'Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)'

  PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2023

  With their fifth studio album — the lengthily titled Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) —...

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  M83 Reaches for Familiar Heights on the Shimmering 'Fantasy'

  PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2023

  Anticipation was high for Fantasy. The first proper artist album from M83 in seven years — a soundtrack for his brother's Knife + Heart fil...

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  Fever Ray's 'Radical Romantics' Is Ferociously Tender

  PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2023

  "I just wanna be touched / I just wanna shiver"; in two lines, Karin Dreijer more or less sums up the driving force behind their horny, ten...

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  Altin Gün Reignite on the Fiery 'Aşk'

  PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2023

  Altin Gün love what they do. The Amsterdam-based psychedelic sextet have been thoughtfully mining the canon of Turkish folk for only a hand...

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  ​Frankie Rose's 'Love as Projection' Reflects the Halcyon Days of 2009 Indie Rock

  PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2023

  Frankie Rose used to be the ringer of Brookyln indie rock, serving time behind the drums in buzz bands Dum Dum Girls and Crystal Stilts, an...