Album Reviews

blink-182 Relive the Good Ol' Days 'ONE MORE TIME...'

PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2023

Millennials have been faced with a bit of an identity crisis. The things they once loved, and in many cases still hold dear, have recently...

Jane Remover's 'Census Designated' Balances Calamity and Quietude

PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2023

Longtime fans of Jane Remover will remember the New Jersey native's dubstep-heavy productions from the mid-2010's — inspired by the likes o...

Beabadoobee and Laufey Are Lost in Longing on "A Night to Remember"

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PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2023

Following the TikTok-viral success of "Glue Song" and "The Way Things Go," Beabadoobee, Gen Z's beloved bedroom pop it-girl, continues her...

The Rolling Stones Are Better Than They Need to Be on 'Hackney Diamonds'

PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2023

It should be a surprise to no one that the Rolling Stones managed to make such a strong album in 2023. If anyone is known for flouting age...

Sufjan Stevens Is a Vessel for the Apparition on 'Javelin'

PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2023

Is this Sufjan Stevens album gay, or about God — or is it grief? The answer is, as devoted fans have unspokenly known for decades, all of t...

Rêve Is a Dream Come True on 'Saturn Return'

PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2023

This isn't so much an entrance as an ascension. The first album by Montreal-born, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Briannah Donolo under her...

Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter Is on a Mysterious Pilgrimage on 'SAVED!'

PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2023

Take up your cross and behold, the Reverend has arrived, miraculously, from her despairing ravine of pain and sorrow! Following her harrow...

Emma Anderson Closes a Loop and Opens a Door with 'Pearlies'

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2023

Whether or not Emma Anderson's first solo album was intentionally timed to arrive just a few months after 4AD reissued Lush's three studio...