CD Review: Survival Pop by Worriers
Worriers Side One Dummy Records Score: B- Worriers latest album Survival Pop may be a paint-by-numbers pop punk release but that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable to listen to. Lead singer Lauren Denitzio...
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CD Review: If Blue Could Be Happiness by Florist
Florist Double Double Wammy Records Score: A Florist’s latest album If Blue Could Be Happiness is a meditation on the aforementioned color and a perfectly tranquil and atmospheric folk pop record. Bringing to mind...
CD Review: Wonderful Wonderful by The Killers
The Killers Island Records Score: C 14 years removed from “Mr. Brightside,” 11 from Sam’s Town and five from the release of their last effort Battleborn, Wonderful Wonderful comes on the heels of several...
CD Review: I Tell a Fly by Benjamin Clementine
Benjamin Clementine Behind/Virgin EMI Score: B+ After winning the 2015 Mercury Prize for best album of the year, Benjamin Clementine is back with his album, I Tell a Fly. Compared to his acclaimed debut,...
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CD Review: Antisocialites by Alvvays
Alvvays Polyvinyl Records Score: A- Antisocialites is a short burst of beautifully crafted pop rock that captures the spirit of the genre with authentic ease. Winding picked guitars and dancing bass lines create layers...
CD Review: In Search of Lost Time by Partner
Partner You’ve Changed Records Score: B+ Partner’s debut full length album In Search of Lost Time combines everything the band does best. It’s a fun classic dad rock sound combined with proudly queer and...
CD Review: Okovi by Zola Jesus
Zola Jesus Sacred Bones Records Score: A- It’s not often that genre-bending is utilized to such grand effect, but Nicole Hummel (aka Zola Jesus) meshes elements of goth-pop, industrial, and quasi-Gregorian chants to such...
