Album Reviews

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  King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Deal in Black Magic and Black Comedy on 'PetroDragonic Apocalypse'

  PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2023

  Finally — King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have made an album about lizards and wizards. With a title impossibly more tongue-twisting than...

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  Lightning Dust Break Apart and Come Together on 'Nostalgia Killer'

  PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2023

  Nostalgia Killer is a pain-soaked, sometimes soul-crushing album that fixates deeply on the end of a loving relationship. What makes it cut...

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  Jayda G's 'Guy' Bubbles Over with Energy

  PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2023

  The second full-length from Jayda G, Guy is a more personal and thematic record than 2019's Significant Changes. Known for her infectious e...

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  Amaarae Is a Clever Alchemist on 'Fountain Baby'

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2023

  In a 2020 interview with Pitchfork, Amaarae wondered whether African music was on the brink of global popularity, similar to how Sean Paul...

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  Jess Williamson Explores the Corporeal and Sublime on 'Time Ain't Accidental'

  PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2023

  For a split second, as Time Ain't Accidental's title track gets underway, you might think of early Taylor Swift. The unassuming country aff...

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  Dead Quiet Remain Ahead of the Curve on 'IV'

  PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2023

  Kevin Keegan might be possessed. Or, if not that, the Dead Quiet frontman has some connection to a manic spirit, one that allows his bellow...

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  feeble little horse Are Relentlessly Unpredictable on the Charismatic 'Girl with Fish'

  PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2023

  The camaraderie between the members of feeble little horse is like jet fuel in the hands of arsonists. Set ablaze, their sophomore LP Girl...

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  TEKE::TEKE Expand Their Kaleidoscopic Universe on 'Hagata'

  PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2023

  It can be difficult for a band with a truly distinctive sound to innovate and expand beyond their signature style without compromising thei...