Album Reviews

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  Myriam Gendron's 'Mayday' Speaks to the Future and the Past

  PUBLISHED May 9, 2024

  Every mother is a child, and within that dynamic lies a compelling tension, which Myriam Gendron explores on her brilliant...

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  Dehd Crack the Code on 'Poetry'

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2024

  There's nothing better than witnessing a band hit their stride in real time, and Dehd are doing just that. On their fifth album 'Poetry,'...

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  Knocked Loose Polish Their Blade on 'You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To'

  PUBLISHED May 7, 2024

  Knocked Loose are something of a love-them-or-hate-them band, or at least a name that comes up often in pedantic internet arguments, with ev...

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  Amen Dunes' 'Death Jokes' Is a Discombobulated Thrill

  PUBLISHED May 7, 2024

  Many of Damon McMahon's releases under the Amen Dunes moniker have been marked by a sense of musical and lyrical austerity. Even among the...

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  Camera Obscura Find a Way Forward on 'Look to the East, Look to the West'

  PUBLISHED May 2, 2024

  On 'Look to the East, Look to the West,' Camera Obscura's first new material in over a decade, the Scottish quintet recapture the melodic...

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  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 ...

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  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...

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  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 ...