Album Reviews

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  'Dope Don't Sell Itself,' but 2 Chainz's Rapping Does

  PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2022

  2 Chainz has been a staple in the game for over a decade, and with his latest album, Dope Don't Sell Itself, he proves that his relevance r...

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  OMBIIGIZI Make Noise with a Purpose on 'Sewn Back Together'

  PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2022

  Nobody lives forever. We only have a brief window to use our voices to influence the world. The debut album from Adam Sturgeon and Daniel M...

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  Shamir's 'Heterosexuality' Is Unapologetic

  PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2022

  For Shamir's eighth studio album, Heterosexuality, the Philadelphia artist directly addresses his queerness for the first time by embracing...

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  Voivod Are as Imaginative and Intricate as Ever on 'Synchro Anarchy'

  PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2022

  After 40 years and over a dozen studio albums worth of acclaimed music, most any band could be excused for mailing it in a bit at this stag...

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  Big Thief's 'Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You' Is Their Grandest Masterpiece Yet

  PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2022

  It feels like Big Thief were born with the keys to the castle gripped tightly in their fists. The band's imperial phase — that untouchable...

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  Saba Exhibits Musical Passion and Progress on 'Few Good Things'

  PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2022

  Saba's clear love for rapping, and rap music in general, is felt in his therapeutic, diaristic writing. 2018's Care For Me was filled with...

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  On 'Requiem,' Korn's Emotional Heft Comes Too Little, Too Late

  PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2022

  Despite being part of the nu metal moment, Korn's defining mood has never been anger, but absolute sadness. When they lean into it, they ma...

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  Black Country, New Road Still Soar Above Their Peers on 'Ants from Up There'

  PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2022

  With last year's For the First Time, youthful and hypercharged UK septet Black Country, New Road rode a wave of accolades that swept them o...