Album Reviews

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  Yard Act Are in Pursuit of Happiness with 'Where's My Utopia?'

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2024

  'Where’s My Utopia?' manages the old trick of making the personal universal, while hanging on to the band's righteous fun ...

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  Faye Webster Breaks Her Own Conventions on 'Underdressed at the Symphony'

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2024

  'Underdressed at the Symphony' builds upon the frameworks that Webster has established and pushes them to their limits...

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  Mary Timony's 'Taming the Tiger' Is a Gentle Beast

  PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2024

  The album generates a positive charge that tapers off toward its conclusion, but Timony’s guitar magic is always there to provide a jolt...

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  Elephant Stone Go Deep on 'Back into the Dream'

  PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2024

  'Back into the Dream,' finds the four-piece diving head first into the nighttime hallucinations we all experience...

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  Gulfer Change Course on 'Third Wind'

  PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2024

  'Third Wind' is yet another triumph for Gulfer, its hooks and melodies benefitting from more languorous rhythms...

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  Laetitia Sadier Finds Quietude in Groove on 'Rooting for Love'

  PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2024

  Perhaps the greatest achievement of Laetitia Sadier's career, reached alongside ex-partner and Stereolab co-founder Tim Gane, was the inven...

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  Shaina Hayes Reaps the Fruits of Her Labour on 'Kindergarten Heart'

  PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2024

  An album that’s as soft and tender as it is bold, Kindergarten keeps two feet in the soil and its head in the clouds ...

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  Allie X Is an '80s Baby on 'Girl with No Face'

  PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2024

  The confidence and songwriting on display prove that Allie X-goes-‘80s is a strong enough concept to carry her for one album...