Album Reviews

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  Orville Peck Ditches Grit for Glam on 'Bronco'

  PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2022

  Alt-country's most mysterious face remains obscured by a veil of leather and fringe — but for the first time in Orville Peck's whirlwind ca...

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  Daniel Rossen Repeats the Grizzly Bear Formula on 'You Belong There'

  PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2022

  By all accounts it wasn't a hostile takeover, but when track eight on Grizzly Bear's 2006 breakthrough album, Yellow House, hit, it felt a...

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  Tanika Charles's Voice Is the Leading Light of 'Papillon de Nuit: The Night Butterfly'

  PUBLISHED Apr 7, 2022

  Tanika Charles was in the process of taking her career to the next level when the pandemic cancelled everything. She tasted success with he...

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  The Linda Lindas Tap Into Youthful Punk Potential on 'Growing Up'

  PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2022

  The Linda Lindas make no attempt to hide their youth. They named their debut album Growing Up, and its title track is a spirited pop-punk a...

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  Deanna Petcoff Puts Honesty at the Heart of 'To Hell with You, I Love You'

  PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2022

  Deanna Petcoff has gathered a following in Toronto's music scene with a lovestruck, forlorn brand of indie rock. Her first full-length LP,...

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  Jack White Turns Everything Up to 11 on 'Fear of the Dawn'

  PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2022

  "The easy way out would be to cater to the person who just wants me to record 'Fell in Love With a Girl' or 'Lazaretto' over and over again...

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  Red Hot Chili Peppers Rekindle Their Fire on 'Unlimited Love'

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2022

  Red Hot Chili Peppers have had many different lineups over the years, but they only really sound like themselves when on-again-off-again gu...

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  Kellarissa Crafts Stirring Electric Hymnals on 'Voice Leading'

  PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2022

  The English translation of Vancouverite Larissa Loyva's solo moniker Kellarissa — Finnish for "in the basement" — has proven a fitting one....