music reviews
Ellis Is Adrift on 'no place that feels like'
PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2024
A line in "what i know now," one of the singles from Linnea Siggelkow's sophomore album as Ellis, has stuck to my side like a bur...
'Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story' Gives Music Docs a Good Name
Directed by Gotham Chopra
PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2024
There aren't many artists today with enough history — and heart — to support a four-part documentary miniseries. So many music docs come ou...
d'Eon Cleverly Channels Bygone Eras on "Figurine"
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PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2024
d'Eon conjured remarkable feeling through arrangements of digital chamber instruments on 2021's 'Rhododendron' (an album we hope you didn't ...
St. Vincent Is Emboldened by Oblivion on 'All Born Screaming'
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2024
"Am I the only one in the only world?" Annie Clark sang in a panic 10 years ago, her question dying with a muted thud against the desert ...
Cloud Nothings' 'Final Summer' Is Confidently Familiar
PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2024
Cloud Nothings aren't quite famous enough to be a proper "legacy band," a term normally associated with nostalgia acts offering older fans...
Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' Is Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing
PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2024
Taylor Swift has self-mythologized her career arc as a series of "Eras," where each of her albums has its own unique aesthetic — a sound...
Chastity Was Voiceless but Vivid in Winnipeg
The Handsome Daughter, April 19
PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2024
The one who belonged most at Chastity's Friday night Winnipeg show was the kid standing by himself smoking a cigarette 15, maybe...
Nicki Minaj Got By on Good Will in Toronto
Scotiabank Arena, April 18
PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2024
Showcased on a series of screens were animated images of Chun Li, one of Nicki Minaj's many personas, dressed in a medieval knight's armour...