Music Reviews

Real Estate Real Estate

Real Estate achieves one of the most ambitious debuts of the current lo-fi generation, even if it relies more in regression than it innovation.

Juan Edgardo RodrÃguez reflects on what a summer's day truly meant...

Blakroc Blakroc

If Blakroc is the Black Keys' first attempt at tapping the rap market, they aren't far off...but they aren't there yet.

Andy Pareti reviews...

The Drums Summertime!

New York's saddest surf-rockers release six new-wave ditties to give me some sunshine amid the fog-bank created by my 2009 indulgence in The Flaming Lips and The Dead Weather. Thanks, guys.

Ryan Faughnder reviews

Tom Waits Glitter and Doom Live

Tom Waits probably didn't take his 2008 tour through a city near you, but he was nice enough to let us all in on what exactly went on behind the closed doors of his shows. The results, not surprisingly, are entrancing.

Andy Pareti thinks the piano has been drinking again...

Flight of the Conchords I Told You I Was Freaky

New Zealand's fourth-most-popular guitar-based digi-bongo-acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo releases their second studio album.

Michael Skinnider reviews...

Jemina Pearl Break It Up

Be Your Own Pet front woman Jemina Pearl returns to fill a void that no one wanted filled: indie teen pop idol.

Andrew Baer would love this if he were his sister five years ago...

Simian Mobile Disco Temporary Pleasure

Sadly, they're not monkeys and regrettably, they're not particularly portable. But do they know how to D.I.S.C.O?

Joe Rivers puts on his glad-rags, and heads out to the city...

John Mayer Battle Studies

Battle Studies sees John Mayer clutch stubbornly to his adult contemporary niche despite the raspy voice of blues that continues to call out to him.

Andy Pareti is getting drowsy...