Music Reviews
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Women Public Strain
Their music was once described as "sunny Beach Boys pop [...] dragged into a dark alley and gleefully mutilated." After this album, please book me some time in that alley.
Chris Coplan reviews/tears to shreds... -
Interpol Interpol
Sounding like a logical conclusion to what Interpol has become known for, Interpol's self-titled effort is pretty ballsy despite familiarity.
Luke Winkie dresses in all black and smokes cigerettes in the rain... -
How to Dress Well Love Remains
Soulful Brooklynite/ Kant philosopher ditches his mentor's pure reasoning by taking spontaneity to soaring levels on indulgence.
Juan Edgardo RodrÃguez really had hope with this one, but once again, has to work with unjustified hype... -
Swans My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky
Michael Gira reconsiders Swans and brings No Wave past its primordial bite.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Weezer Hurley
No, it's not nineties Weezer. No, it won't change your life. Yes, it's a micro step in the right direction.
Juan Edgardo RodrÃguez won't bore you with a nostalgic story about how he discovered Pinkerton... -
Blonde Redhead Penny Sparkle
Three years after career best-seller, 23, Blonde Redhead return with Penny Sparkle - an album recorded while the band divided their time between New York and Stockholm.
Joe Rivers reviews... -
Love Ends Disaster! City of Glass
Do these experiments go awry?
Alan Shulman reviews -
El Guincho Pop Negro
El Guincho turns up the pop on this sophomore album, which tops a very good debut in a very surprising way.
Andy Pareti dances the conga line to... -
Jukebox the Ghost Everything Under the Sun
Philadelphia indie pop three-piece Jukebox the Ghost brings the prog on their erratic sophomore album.
Michael Skinnider reviews... -
Superchunk Majesty Shredding
Here's where the old adage of teaching an old a new trick becomes null and void.
Chris Coplan reviews...
