Album Reviews

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  The Black Keys Are No Longer Fun Hangs on 'Ohio Players'

  PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2024

  The Black Keys, at the very least, have always been a good hang. Former darlings of the second wave garage rock revivalists, the two-man...

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  Lizzy McAlpine Is a Little Bit 'Older,' a Little Bit Wiser

  PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2024

  There might be more to life than ceilings, Lizzy McAlpine muses on her sophomore full-length Older, a dreamy kaleidoscope of...

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  Jane Weaver's 'Love in Constant Spectacle' Asks You to Read Between the Lines

  PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2024

  Durability in most art fields involves finding elements that can withstand repetition and subjecting them to perpetual refinement and ...

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  Mount Kimbie Swerve Into 'The Sunset Violent'

  PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2024

  When Mount Kimbie co-founders Dominic Maker and Kai Campos decided it was time to begin work on a new album, the first thing the pair ...

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  Wine Lips Are Pedal to the Metal on 'Super Mega Ultra'

  PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2024

  Wine Lips' latest is a siren's call to air guitar and air drum enthusiasts the world over. On Super Mega Ultra, lead vocalist and guitarist...

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  'COWBOY CARTER' Ain't Beyoncé's First Rodeo

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2024

  Nobody puts Beyoncé in a corner — It's a lesson the gatekeepers of country music learned the hard way this past weekend. Inspired by the...

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  The Dandy Warhols' 'ROCKMAKER' Is a Noble Failure

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2024

  In theory, making a straight-up alt-rock record in the year 2024 is a pretty good idea for the Dandy Warhols. As a relic of an era when...

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  Chastity Belt Embrace Sincerity on 'Live Laugh Love'

  PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2024

  Live, Laugh, Love — a throwaway joke that became real somewhere along the line. The trite saying has long been the subject...