Articles by Dylan Barnabe
Thundercat
It Is What It Is
PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2020
There is perhaps no better album with which to face our current uncertainty than Thundercat's It Is What It Is. Filled with gentle reflecti...
Thundercat Finds Healing and Some Laughs on 'It Is What It Is'
PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2020
No matter the level of fame that virtuoso bassist Thundercat (aka Stephen Lee Bruner) attains, you get the sense he never forgets his roots...
Tycho
Simulcast
PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2020
After his recent Grammy Award nomination for "Best Dance/Electronic Album," Scott Hansen (aka Tycho) wastes no time following up the critic...
Caribou
Suddenly
PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2020
Only Dan Snaith (aka Caribou) could take hundreds of draft ideas — give or take 900 — and narrow them down to 12 tracks of Technicolor magi...
Against All Logic
2017-2019
PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2020
In January, Against All Logic (A.A.L.) quietly introduced his latest EP Illusions of Shameless Abundance and, in so doing, triggered the un...
Class of 2020: Denim Daddies Are Not Your Typical Country Bros
PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2020
Gin, Steigl Radler and mint bitters — the makings of a classic cocktail or of a classic country band? Sometimes the answer is both. Named a...
Kaytranada
BUBBA
PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2019
Two words were enough to send the internet into a frenzy late last month: "album. finito." A tweet, issued by Montreal-based Kaytranada, si...
DJ Shadow
Our Pathetic Age
PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2019
DJ Shadow's sixth album is every bit a call to action as it is a hard look in the mirror. Our Pathetic Age, a sprawling 26-track double LP,...