Album Reviews
Beams' 'Requiem for a Planet' Is a Stirring Swan Song
PUBLISHED May 2, 2024
The end of the world has come, or at least it has for Beams. The Toronto-based psych-folk band's concept album 'Requiem for a Planet' tells ...
Charlotte Day Wilson Creates New Hues on 'Cyan Blue'
PUBLISHED May 1, 2024
Charlotte Day Wilson stands out among the coterie of modern torch singers in part because she has largely self-produced her music, includin...
Mdou Moctar's 'Funeral for Justice' Is a Fiery Affair
PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2024
Admittedly, Mdou Moctar and I got off on the wrong foot. Having grown up with East African parents with no affinity for FM radio, many a ...
Six Organs of Admittance Turns Back the Clock on 'Time Is Glass'
PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2024
Most writing about Ben Chasny's long-running project as Six Organs of Admittance features an obligatory mention of David Keenan's 2003 arti...
Hovvdy Are Growing but Grounded on Their Self-Titled Album
PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2024
When a band well into their career self-titles their album, you know they're trying to make some sort of statement. For Hovvdy, their fifth...
Corridor's 'Mimi' Is Total Ear Candy
PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2024
As the first — and to date only — Francophone band signed to Sub Pop, Corridor are ambassadors of sorts for Québécois music. It's easy to...
Justice Ditch the Clutter on 'Hyperdrama'
PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2024
If you're talking about French disco-funk and you're not talking about Daft Punk, you're probably talking about Justice. Few have challenge...
Ellis Is Adrift on 'no place that feels like'
PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2024
A line in "what i know now," one of the singles from Linnea Siggelkow's sophomore album as Ellis, has stuck to my side like a bur...