Album Reviews

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  Jessica Moss Extends Her Universe on 'Galaxy Heart'

  PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2022

  As members of the extended Godspeed You! Black Emperor/A Silver Mt. Zion universe continue to expand and deepen their individual voices, it...

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  Dawn to Dawn's 'Postcards from the Sun to the Moon' Is an Intimate Dispatch

  PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2022

  Dawn to Dawn's debut album Postcards from the Sun to the Moon is a sonic stream of consciousness. The Montreal trio, comprised of musicians...

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  On 'A Eulogy for Those Still Here,' Counterparts Build a Maze Worth Getting Lost in

  PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2022

  Whether they've embraced it or simply been unable to escape it, there's something uniquely Canadian about Counterparts' sound. Sure, the Ha...

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  Yeah Yeah Yeahs Find a New Kind of Power on 'Cool It Down'

  PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2022

  As a covertly gay kid (covert to myself anyway; the truth was there in my voice and hands and stride for others to see and quietly understa...

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  Ari Lennox Reveals Herself Further on 'age/sex/location'

  PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2022

  As J. Cole's Dreamville Records continued its legacy-defining year, the group's sole R&B act, Ari Lennox, was tasked with closing out the o...

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  On 'misery,' EKKSTACY's Catchy Pop Needs a Content Warning

  PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2022

  The juxtaposition of catchy melodies and sad lyrics has been commonplace since the dawn of pop music, but it's hard to think of anyone who...

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  High Vis Refine Their Vision on the Boundless 'Blending'

  PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2022

  High Vis pull off an astounding trick on their sophomore album Blending: they create an alternate reality where shoegaze and brit-pop were...

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  Slipknot Find New Beginnings at 'The End, So Far'

  PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2022

  It's a strange time for the Knot. It practically always is, but what's strange now — strangely enough — is the lack of inner turmoil in the...