reviews
'Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All' Is a Low, Slow, Sad Burn
Directed by David Soutar
PUBLISHED May 2, 2023
Ed Sheeran is an unlikely pop star. The singer-songwriter rose to fame at an early age, scoring impressive chart numbers in his 20s on the...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: zensei ゼンセー Builds a Starry-Eyed Lo-Fi Dreamscape on 'destination heartbreak'
PUBLISHED May 2, 2023
Don't let the title fool you: ominous foreshadowing is actually used pretty sparingly on destination heartbreak, the debut full-length rele...
Olivia Jean's 'Raving Ghost' Is Decadent and Dangerous
PUBLISHED May 2, 2023
Born in 1990, multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Olivia Jean came up through the suburbs of Detroit, steeped in the music of the Gore...
Witch Prophet Explores the Vastness of Love on 'Gateway Experience'
PUBLISHED May 1, 2023
When you hear the horns bloom like Valentine roses on "Dreaming," you'll be left wondering how Witch Prophet will respond to her wife SUN S...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Louise Burns Shows Off an 'Element' of Her Studio Wizardry
PUBLISHED May 1, 2023
In addition to being an ever-evolving singer-songwriter, Vancouver's Louise Burns has become an accomplished producer — and her studio wiza...
Jessie Ware Takes a Glamorous Victory Lap on 'That! Feels Good!'
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2023
A handful of albums came out at exactly the right time in 2020. Though the overplayed hand of the "pandemic album" can be seldom smacked aw...
The Extremely Entertaining 'Citadel' Is Already Ripe for Spinoffs
Created by David Weil
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2023
David Weil's Citadel is a very ambitious undertaking that feels cinematic in its exploration of large-scale action set pieces — Prime Video...
'The Visitors' Exposes the Harshness of Both Nature and Humanity
Directed by Veronika Lisková
PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2023
Longyearbyen, located on the island of Svalbard between Scandinavia and the North Pole, is the world's northernmost settlement with a popul...