Category: Reviews

Hot Chip — Freakout/Release

As the title suggests, post-pandemic LP Freakout/Release sees electro-pop icons Hot Chip delving into subject matter deeper than their standard groove-laden electro offerings with the...

Telenova — Stained Glass Love

With Stained Glass Love, upstart electro-pop trio Telenova takes another small step in their musical journey by releasing a second EP following last year’s successful...

Sylvan Esso — No Rules Sandy

On Sylvan Esso’s fourth studio album, No Rules Sandy, the electro-pop duo of Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn rebalance their synthesized–yet–organic sound, losing much of...

Osees — A Foul Form

Currently calling themselves the Osees, Jon Dwyer’s prog-rock post-punk artistic vehicle dispenses with all pleasantries and runs head-on into their harshest and grittiest effort to...

Kasabian — The Alchemist’s Euphoria

A band in transition, Kasabian returns with their first album since 2017, and more importantly, their first since the departure of Tom Meighan as lead...

Eminem — Curtain Call 2

Partially due to the waning intrinsic value of greatest hits compilations in the age of streaming and endless playlists, but also because Eminem’s output and...

Maggie Rogers — Surrender

Holding on to her folksy roots while emerging as a bona fide pop star, Surrender finds Maggie Rogers still deciding which musical genre fits best....

Beyoncé — Renaissance

In stark contrast to the evocative and personal Lemonade, Beyoncé’s Renaissance sheds the weighty emotions and genre-bending ethos of her 2016 effort, wades out onto...