album reviews

On their latest album, the band turns the personal into the anthemic.

"Instead of crying and puking about all the troubles of the world, this record offers a different solution: dancing it all out."

"Borrowing from older genres and mining long-forgotten albums is a birthright of any hard working, smart musician."

It's not easy to slip away unscathed when making music is your form of therapy.

"I think, in a way, all great recordings are created for the subconscious mind."

Chad Peck dissects the many sides of Stephen Malkmus on the latest Jicks record.

Hundreds of Days debunks everything Terra Naomi thought she knew about harp music.

Two Parts Together is about asking questions, and the band is clever enough not to answer them for us.

Or maybe even someone you don't.

Listening to Space Gun is like discovering a classic that you somehow missed out on when it first hit.

Why would I write about whether Vessel is good or not? For me, it’s like whether a dog is good or not. The dog is of course a good dog.

The album guides listeners through the mental environments their creator inhabits.