reviews
The Comet Is Coming Seek Rapture in Rhythm on the Cosmic 'Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam'
PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2022
Since their debut, the Comet Is Coming has flipped the script on what a jazz trio can muster. Comprised of Shabaka Hutchings (sax and shaku...
KEN mode Reach Their Apex on the Molten 'NULL'
PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2022
KEN mode never lets up and never stops innovating with their sound. Even after creating music for more than 20 years, the Winnipeg four-pie...
Makaya McCraven's Illuminating 'In These Times' Is a Crate Digger's Paradise
PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2022
Anyone familiar with the work of Makaya McCraven has an idea of what to expect from In These Times, his 2022 full-length effort for contemp...
At Long Last, Victoria Welcomed Rifflandia Back with Open Arms
PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2022
After so much struggle and effort, it feels like a magnificent victory that Rifflandia not only came back, but also outdid itself in many w...
Alex G Finds Comfort in Confession on the Divine 'God Save the Animals'
PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2022
Most artists with nine full-length albums to their name have either settled into a comfortable groove or slowly fizzled out of relevancy —...
Status/Non-Status Wander Inward with 'Surely Travel'
PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2022
WHOOP-szo spent roughly a decade playing the DIY Canadian music scene before releasing their 2019 debut album, Warrior Down. Filled with fr...
The Wonder Years Find Defiance in Defeat on 'The Hum Goes on Forever'
PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2022
For more than a decade, the Wonder Years' mission statement has been to take their personal struggles with deep-felt pain and turn them int...
'Andor' Is an Enjoyable but Inessential 'Star Wars' Story
Created by Tony Gilroy
PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2022
Andor is a prequel to 2016's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story — which is to say it's a spinoff of a spinoff, and the folks at Star Wars might b...