Category: CD Reviews

While Jamie xx has undoubtedly made a name for himself with the release of last year’s critically acclaimed In Colour, The xx as a single unit have remained decidedly quiet since the release of...

Much like Volition before it, Protest the Hero’s Pacific Myth is a softer take on the bands hard-hitting metal sound. Where Volition was a revolution that made us wanting more, Pacific Myth refines the...

Jeff Rosenstock is the best kept secret in contemporary punk. A veteran of musical collective “Bomb the Music Industry!” and ska-punk band “The Arrogant Sons of B*tches,” his latest album, WORRY., (capitalized and punctuated)...

As soon as I heard the singles off this album, I was hyped. Sure, the Weeknd had adopted a new, pop-friendly sound, but new Weeknd is still good Weeknd. Or so I thought. Outside...

Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis solo record is fuzzy, feminist fun. With Slugger, Dupuis moves towards a more pop and electronic influenced sound, but the harder grunge elements of Speedy Ortiz are still present. If...

It’s been 17 years since their last release, and the quintessential starter-emo band American Football have developed a grandiose reputation among emo revivalists following little fanfare after their initial run, just before the turn...

Having reached quite heights with their 2011 debut (including multiple accolades from the BBC and MTV), Nashville-based alt-rockers Mona have been relatively mum when it comes to breaking into the paradoxical “indie” mainstream. Their...

The Ordeal by Painted In Exile is a debut album in the making for seven years – if not more. It’s finally here, and I have to say it’s worth the wait. To describe...

Meek Mill turned his Twitter fingers into middle fingers and pointed them straight at the keyboard warriors of the internet after they all claimed he took an “L” in his rap beef against Drake. Dreamchasers...

To many, the statement “Gaga does country” doesn’t necessarily sound appealing, and in short, it isn’t, however, Joanne, the latest from the contemporary pop idol, does mark a change from the sound of 2013’s...