Album Reviews

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  Sad China's 'ilyimy' Captures the Power of Community

  PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2021

  Nanjing-born Vancouver artist Sunny Chen, a.k.a. Sad China, turns darkness into light on their debut full-length, ilyimy ("I Love You I Mis...

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  Ouri Offers Something for Everyone, from Electronic to Neo-Classical, on 'Frame of a Fauna'

  PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2021

  Ouri's first full-length feels more like a culmination than a debut. After all, she's coming into it with a deeper musical background than...

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  Every Time I Die's Ninth Album Gives a 'Radical' Edge to Their Dark Metalcore

  PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2021

  Longevity and critical acclaim notwithstanding, it's a bold move for any musical outfit to label their new record Radical. After all, using...

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  Parquet Courts Lose Themselves to Dance on 'Sympathy for Life'

  PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2021

  For the majority of their career, Parquet Courts have found themselves settling into their imperial phase. Since blowing up upon the 2013 r...

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  Remi Wolf's 'Juno' Delivers Summery Pop Worthy of Anthony Kiedis

  PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2021

  "I fit my family dynamics / Like a Red Hot Chili Pepper," Remi Wolf sings on "Anthony Kiedis," a giddy pop anthem named after the RHCP fron...

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  'Dooms Children' Is Wade MacNeil's Raw, Psych-Toned Autobiography

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2021

  With the self-titled debut album of his new psych rock project Dooms Children, post-hardcore old salt Wade MacNeil is sonically nostalgic —...

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  Xenia Rubinos's Lyrics Steal the Show on 'Una Rosa'

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2021

  Eight years into her career, it's apparent that Xenia Rubinos prefers to wipe the proverbial slate clean before releasing her next album. A...

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  ​Coldplay's 'Music of the Spheres' Offers No Evidence of Intelligent Life

  PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2021

  Coldplay have long had a charming sense of ambition, as their shameless pretentious streak has resulted in Brian Eno collaborations, a conc...