Album Reviews

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  Yukon Blonde's 'Shuggie' Asks More of Life

  PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2023

  What does it mean to write in the second person? In literature, it means a great many hefty things, mostly to do with ascription. But in po...

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  The Menzingers Keep It Pushing on 'Some of It Was True'

  PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2023

  For a band that has written so much about feeling lost and uncertain about the passage of time, the Menzingers are settling nicely into the...

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  The Rural Alberta Advantage Craft a Windswept Travelogue on 'The Rise & the Fall'

  PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2023

  A travelogue through farmland and tour life shot through a sepia lens, The Rise & the Fall sees the Rural Alberta Advantage present the wel...

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  Tired Cossack Plays It Fast, Loose and Fiery on 'I Know, I Guess'

  PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2023

  "And here we goooo!"  The goofy studio chatter heard during the first few seconds of opening track "Sardines" may initially seem like some...

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  There's Nothing Out of Place on Population II's 'Électrons libres du québec'

  PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2023

  Almost exactly two years ago, Montreal psychedelic-meets-art-rock-three-piece Population II released their debut album À la Ô Terre. The al...

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  Jorja Smith Tries It All on 'falling or flying'

  PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2023

  With her 2018 debut Lost & Found, Jorja Smith proved herself to be one of the most promising new R&B acts in the United Kingdom. The album...

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  La Force Touches Life's Brightest Spots and Darkest Corners on 'XO SKELETON'

  PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2023

  On a gorgeous, compelling record that meditates on death, life, love and the endless questions they conjure, La Force's Ariel Engle creates...

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  Armand Hammer's 'We Buy Diabetic Test Strips' Is Conspiratorial and Commanding

  PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2023

  Armand Hammer's music sounds like a conspiracy corkboard in a shoddy Brooklyn apartment; it might seem disjointed at first, but there's alw...