Album Reviews

Julien Baker & TORRES Harness the Achy-Breaky Spirit of Country on 'Send a Prayer My Way'

PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2025

If you didn't know any better, you might assume TORRES (a.k.a. Mackenzie Scott) and Julien Baker's new album, 'Send a Prayer My Way,' was...

Jimmie Kilpatrick's 'Jimmie' Is a Sweet, Scrappy Conversation with an Old Friend

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PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2025

Listening to Shotgun Jimmie has always felt like a conversation with a particularly witty, articulate friend — a perfect combination of...

Ribbon Skirt's 'Bite Down' Is Irresistible Indigenous Futurism

PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2025

"They want 2000s Buffy Marie / They want my status, but they're getting my teeth," Tashiina Buswa intones, talk-singing so deadpan you can...

Bon Iver Steps Toward the Light on 'SABLE, fABLE'

PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2025

Many of us fans of Bon Iver's era defining 2008 album 'For Emma, Forever Ago' eagerly awaited what sounded like a return to form with the...

'Dan's Boogie' Offers a Beginner's Introduction to Destroyer

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PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2025

For much of his career, Vancouver songwriter Dan Bejar has been one of those musical chameleons — a Bowie or a Beck, whose arrangement...

Japanese Breakfast's 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)' Sees Swooning Beauty in the Sorrow

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PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2025

The title is objectively cringe, and the two pre-release singles breezed past without making much of an impression — so I'm as surprised as...

The Weeknd Says He's Peaked, and 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' Proves Him Right

PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2025

"Lore" has become a buzzword in pop music in recent years, as stars pepper their lyrics with cryptic hints about their personal...

Marlaena Moore Finds the Other Side on 'Because You Love Everything'

PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2025

Marlaena Moore has always worn her heart on her record sleeve, but she's never offered as much as she does on 'Because You Love Everything'...