reviews
Justin Nozuka Picks Sincerity over Variety on 'then, now & again'
PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2021
On his first collection of songs since 2018's Run to Waters, Justin Nozuka tries to channel his musical beginnings. He cites '70s singer-so...
'Why Did You Kill Me?' Drags to an Ultimately Satisfying Conclusion
Directed by Fredrick Munk
PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2021
In February of 2006, Crystal Theobald and her family took a nighttime drive in two separate vehicles to pick up some snacks at 7/11. Simult...
Andy Stott Offers an Excitingly Different Take on His Trademarks with 'Never the Right Time'
PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2021
When surveying Andy Stott's musical trajectory, 2012's Luxury Problems stands like a monolith. With the masterful manipulation of his one-t...
Greta Van Fleet's '70s Rock Cosplay Is Pretty Damn Sick on 'The Battle at Garden's Gate'
PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2021
Although it's never really been proven in any quantifiable way, a recent narrative has emerged that show business favours music that has be...
Montreal's Spectral Wound Will Quench Anyone with 'A Diabolic Thirst' for Black Metal
PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2021
No matter how many subgenres pour out of black metal, there's always a place for groups like Spectral Wound to keep the foundational flame...
The Armed Make Themselves Known in a Big Way on 'ULTRAPOP'
PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2021
The Armed are a band known for their elusiveness. The mystery surrounding the extreme group is made up of things like fantastical music vid...
Born Ruffians Don't Have Much 'PULP' to Wring Out
PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2021
After releasing JUICE and SQUEEZE in the past year, Born Ruffians conclude their thirst-quenching trilogy with PULP, a high-energy album th...
Paul McCartney Gets by with a Little Help from His Friends on 'McCartney III Imagined'
PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2021
It took Sir Paul McCartney 50 years to complete the McCartney trilogy of self-recorded and performed solo albums. Now, with collaboration i...