Album Reviews

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  Post Malone Forgets What Made Him Famous on 'Twelve Carat Toothache'

  PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2022

  Twelve Carat Toothache, the new album from Texas singer-songwriter Post Malone, makes for a confusing listen. Just a few years ago, Malone...

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  ​Kamikaze Nurse's 'Stimuloso' Is a Welcome Sensory Overload

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2022

  Kamikaze Nurse could probably write very pretty music, if they wanted to. The Vancouver band prove as much on Stimuloso standout "Come from...

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  Fantastic Negrito Balances Sonic and Social Detail on 'White Jesus Black Problems'

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2022

  Fantastic Negrito's unique family history and complex career trajectory have intermingled to inspire his ambitious new album, White Jesus B...

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  Horsegirl Gallop Into Noise Pop's Future on 'Versions of Modern Performance'

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2022

  Horsegirl have crafted a multifaceted world around their music. It's a world of cryptic zines and primitive, hand-painted merch; of lo-fi m...

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  Florence + the Machine Find Vulnerability in Grandeur on 'Dance Fever'

  PUBLISHED May 26, 2022

  Florence + the Machine have always had a way of conveying various emotions through their intricate yet ethereal instrumentation and Florenc...

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  Loud Pays It Forward in More Ways Than One on 'Aucune promesse'

  PUBLISHED May 26, 2022

  Loud has been holding onto Quebec's rap crown for more than half a decade. With the release of his third full-length effort, Aucune promess...

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  Dehd's Ambitious Rock Music Soars Gracefully on 'Blue Skies'

  PUBLISHED May 26, 2022

  On Blue Skies, Dehd go full Scottish — the Chicago indie rock trio seem to draw major influences from the twee rock of the Vaselines, the d...

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  Ghostkeeper's 'Multidimensional Culture' Finds Healing in Art Rock Exploration

  PUBLISHED May 26, 2022

  Ghostkeeper go their own way. The Calgary-based outfit have one foot in the spiritual realm and the other in the physical world. Drawing a...