Album Reviews

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  Maya Hawke's 'Chaos Angel' Could Stand a Bit More Chaos

  PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2024

  Maya Hawke's two albums, 'Blush' and 'MOSS,' were perfectly amenable collections of folk-pop confessionals, all united by her breathy ...

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  Peggy Gou Touches the Timeless on ‘I Hear You’

  PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2024

  When creating her debut LP 'I Hear You,' Peggy Gou envisioned herself as a star from a bygone era of rave culture that didn't exist in 1990s...

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  On 'Everyone’s Getting Involved,' Some Should Have Sat Out

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

  At a certain point, you stop wondering what was wrong with Talking Heads and start enjoying exactly that. Their appeal is multidimensional...

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  Priori Opens a Portal on 'This but More'

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

  For Francis Latreille — the Montreal producer and one-man-act behind Priori — sound has always served as a portal to new realities...

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  Wallows' 'Model' Slumps When It Should Soar

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

  With two albums and two EPs under their belt, Wallows — the brainchild of Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston — have success...

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  Bat for Lashes Welcomes New Life on 'The Dream of Delphi'

  PUBLISHED May 31, 2024

  A lot has transpired in Natasha Khan's life since the release of her previous Bat for Lashes record, the neon-hued, desert-vampire concept...

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  King Hannah Brave the Waves on 'Big Swimmer'

  PUBLISHED May 29, 2024

  Oftentimes, the line between swimming and drowning is merely one's ability to remain calm. Reflecting on their debut album ...

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  Vince Staples Closes a Chapter with 'Dark Times'

  PUBLISHED May 28, 2024

  When Vince Staples signed to Def Jam in 2013, we knew him as a young, undeniably talented albeit somewhat raw and unpolished MC hailing fro...