Album Reviews

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  Gloin's 'We Found This' Is Worth Discovering

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2022

  Not many albums have the power to transport you into a completely new frame of mind — whether sinister or joyful — within its first few sec...

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  Jordaan Mason & Their Orchestra 'REWRITE THE WORDS AGAIN' with Honesty and Heart

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2022

  While certainly not unknown, Toronto's Jordaan Mason and their sprawling catalogue have maintained an obscure presence with a small but dev...

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  Arctic Monkeys' 'The Car' Is Pure Style

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2022

  Sometime between Arctic Monkeys' North American tours in 2009 and 2011, frontman Alex Turner changed completely. The aloofness that defined...

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  Titus Andronicus Are Stadium Ready on 'The Will to Live'

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2022

  Over 17 years and a half-dozen albums, Titus Andronicus have been, at various times, raucus, epic, overwhelming, relentless, uncompromising...

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  Quinton Barnes Careens Between Sounds and Feelings on 'For the Love of Drugs'

  PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2022

  Quinton Barnes' self-produced third album, For the Love of Drugs, is a gauntlet of tormented internal monologues. Drawing inspiration from...

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  Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Return of the Dream Canteen' Is a Compelling Mess

  PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2022

  Red Hot Chili Peppers have taken pains to insist that Return of the Dream Canteen isn't simply the outtakes from this spring's Unlimited Lo...

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  On 'Save the Baby,' Enumclaw Turn Dreams into Reality

  PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2022

  Self-described via their cheeky Twitter bio as the "Best Band Since Oasis," Enumclaw are boldly staking their claim as the next big thing i...

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  Daphni's 'Cherry' Is a Sugary, Addictive Treat

  PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2022

  For all the more overt moves Dan Snaith has made toward the dance floor on his last two albums as Caribou, it's in his work as Daphni where...