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...
Category: CD Reviews
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...
Album review: This is How You Smile by Helado Negro
Helado Negro This Is How You Smile RVNG Intl. Score: A+ If you’re only interested in listening to one new album this month, it should be Helado Negro’s This Is How You Smile, a...
Album review: Tasmania by Pond
Pond Tasmania Spinning Top Records Score: A Constantly peaking and dropping with reverb wrapped vocals and cutting synths, Australian psych-rock elites Pond create an atmosphere of dizzying cosmic-soundscapes on Tasmania. Often more of an...
Album review: After its own death/Walking in a spiral towards a house by NIVHEK
NIVHEK After its own death/Walking in a spiral towards a house YELLOWELECTRIC Score: A- In terms of contemporary experimental output, Grouper’s Liz Harris is virtually unmatched. Reaping the acclaim from a slew of stunning...
Album review: What Chaos is Imaginary by girlpool
girlpool What Chaos is Imaginary Anti- Score: A- Undeniably hypnotic in its dream-like approach, girlpool’s third LP, What Chaos Is Imaginary effortlessly floats from sunny openings to sonic storms throughout its 14 tracks. With...
