reviews
Madeline Kenney Finds Freedom in Evolution on 'A New Reality Mind'
PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2023
On Madeline Kenney's 2020 album Sucker's Lunch, the Seattle-born singer-songwriter cautiously opened up her heart, giving herself permissio...
Georgia Is in Her Carpe Diem Era with 'Euphoric'
PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2023
Georgia is in her carpe diem era with her third studio album, Euphoric. Inspired by the pop divas of the '90s and '00s like Robyn, Kylie Mi...
'Joni Mitchell at Newport' Is Nothing Short of Miraculous
PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2023
It sounds surreal, glorious: dozens of top-tier musicians from around the world packed into Joni Mitchell's Laurel Canyon living room. Some...
'The Beanie Bubble' Pops the Trend of Corporate Nostalgia Movies
Directed by Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash
PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2023
Corporate nostalgia has been all the rage this year it seems: Nike, BlackBerry, Tetris and even spicy Cheetos have received the cinematic t...
Jessy Lanza Is Both Master and Muse on 'Love Hallucination'
PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2023
Jessy Lanza's original tracks often sound like remixes. The Hamilton-born, newly LA-based singer-songwriter-producer doesn't load her music...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: PJ Harvey Spins a Delicate Darkness on 'I Inside the Old Year Dying'
PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2023
Decades on, the shadows that have always existed within PJ Harvey have evolved. Instead of the throaty growls that marked her seminal works...
'Haunted Mansion' Plays It Frightfully Safe
Directed by Justin Simien
PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2023
More sweet than scary, Haunted Mansion doesn't have much in the way of horror, but it does have enough thrills to keep audiences entertaine...
Mdou Moctar Was Triumphant in Toronto
Phoenix Concert Theatre, July 25
PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2023
A beaming grin of gratitude shone on Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar's face whenever he roamed the edge of the stage at Toronto's Phoenix Conc...