Album review: Blue World by John Coltrane
John Coltrane Blue World Impulse! Score: A Blue World is an album of unreleased takes recorded by the John Coltrane Quartet at the height of their masterful jazz cohesion, made three weeks after their...
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Album Review: Princess Catgirl by Cashmere Cat
Cashmere Cat Princess Catgirl Mad Love/ Interscope Records Score: A If you were able to hear love, I think it would sound like every track on this album. In his second studio album, it’s...
Album review: Ugh, those feels again by Snoh Aalegra
Snoh Aalegra Ugh, those feels again Atrium Recordings Score: B- I think this album should come with a warning, “Beware: This album will make you feel everything.” In her third studio-produced album, singer-songwriter Snoh...
Album review: Love and Compromise by Mahalia
Mahalia Love and Compromise Atlantic Records Score: A If you’re having trouble soothing the painful sting of heartbreak, or if you’re looking for a new single girl anthem, Mahalia’s newly released album Love...
Album review: i,i by Bon Iver
Bon Iver i,i Jagjaguwar Score: A As we make the transition from hot summer days to cool autumn nights, consider having Bon Iver’s fourth studio album, i,i, your background music. Listen to it as...
Album review: Morbid Stuff by PUP
PUP Morbid Stuff Rise Score: A Returning with their third album, PUP’s Morbid Stuff is front to back what pop-punk dreams are made of. Where the Toronto band’s second album, The Dream is Over...
Album review: Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent by Lewis Capaldi
Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent Virgin EMI Records Score: A- Out of all the bops this summer, there’s Lewis Capaldi’s debut album filled with his rougher-than-gravel powerhouse vocals and weepy sentimental...
Album review: Sludgefest by Chipmunks on 16 Speed
Chipmunks on 16 Speed Sludgefest Self-released Score: A+ From the opening notes of a hellish interpretation of Blondie’s “Call Me,” it’s obvious Christ has abandoned the soundscape of Sludgefest. Pitched down and brought to...
Album review: Hi This is Flume by Flume
Flume Hi This Is Flume Future Classic Score: A If someone told me five years ago that I would be positively reviewing a Flume album, I’d say: “Buddy, what are you? Some kind of...
Album review: Beware of the Dogs by Stella Donnelly
Stella Donnelly Beware of the Dogs Secretly Canadian Score: A Stella Donnelly, on her debut LP Beware of the Dogs, finds ways throughout to ambush her listeners in the best way possible. Exploring themes...
