Bloc Party attempts a revival on the uneven ‘Alpha Games’ (for The A.V. Club)
Click here to read: “Alpha Games is the sound of a band trying to reignite its original sense of passion and intensity, to diminished results.”
Click here to read: “Alpha Games is the sound of a band trying to reignite its original sense of passion and intensity, to diminished results.”
Click here to read: “The trio’s latest is a beautiful mess of squelchy psych-pop—emphasis on pop—where effervescent instrumentals soundtrack an earnest and hard-earned lust for life.”
Click here to read: “Barrie is now a glistening, confident synth-pop act with tinges of folk, and the warm yet tentative hue that clouded Happy to Be Here is mostly gone.”
Click here to read: “The Brooklyn punks remain focused on the ceaseless challenges of living in the big city, but their overdriven guitars no longer sound quite as bitter or…
Click here to read: “Armed with a bag full of vintage mixtapes that he discovered in the trunk of a used car, the Toronto producer and U.S. Girls affiliate whips…
Click here to read: “On her second LP, the Los Angeles musician swaps her debut’s shoegaze for more aggressive sounds—and creates her best songs yet.”
Click here to read my Permanent Records feature on Portishead’s Third: “No artist—not even Portishead itself—has tried to re-encapsulate the album’s allure, but its influence is heard throughout modern music.”
Click here to read: “On her long-gestating debut album, Glass sounds like she’s walking through memories of being emotionally abused, rather than raging with daggers out.”
Click here to read: “The Philly-via-Vegas musician (and Tuca & Bertie voice actor) is at his best when he’s confrontational.”
Click here to read: “Brooklyn-based musician Kam Tambini layers roaring guitars, Latin rhythms, and his own low-pitched, sighing vocals to explore the mundanity of city life.”