music reviews

'DISCO'S REVENGE' Gets the Last Laugh

Directed by Omar Majeed and Peter Mishara

PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2025

Disco was a dirty word, at least when I was a teenager in the 1990s. It was an exiled musical style from a bygone era, only spoken about to...

Horsegirl Make Their Own Enduring Consonance with 'Phonetics On and On'

PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2025

Horsegirl have deftly bridged the wide gulfs between archetypal and ingenious by making music that, while indebted to the sound of decades...

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's 'Perfect Right Now' Is a Wistful Postcard from the Past

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PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2025

Of all the different eras of music I've been around to witness, the lo-fi blog pop era of 2008–2012 was the time when it felt like music was...

Jack White Rips "Fucking Fascist" Donald Trump, Hails His Nova Scotia Roots at Explosive Toronto Show

History, February 6

PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2025

It's been an exploratory couple of decades for Jack White. Once known as a retro rock minimalist, he has gone from weirdo marimba jams to...

Georgia Harmer Is Timeless on "Can We Be Still"

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PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2025

For as long as I can remember, I've valued friendship above most things. I was the kind of kid who would give all of their worldly...

Squid Bravely Face a Burning World on 'Cowards'

PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2025

Before their second album was even released, Squid had already finished writing and recording their third. In fact, the band finished...

Waxahatchee Digs Deep into Her Roots on "Mud"

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PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2025

Waxahatchee's 2024 and 2020 AOTY contenders, 'Tigers Blood' and 'Saint Cloud,' respectively, cemented Katie Crutchfield firmly in her...

The Weeknd Says He's Peaked, and 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' Proves Him Right

PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2025

"Lore" has become a buzzword in pop music in recent years, as stars pepper their lyrics with cryptic hints about their personal...