album reviews

On my first listen to 13, I'm in France with Dinosaur Jr while the opening band, Mars Red Sky, is thundering above me in the hall.

I won't argue it, I'll just assume: John Mayer is a mainstream guy, as I might have even seen him quoted as saying. The effectiveness of his...

He has a bigger budget now, but Action Bronson still doesn’t take things too seriously on his major-label debut.

Zachary Lipez thinks the new album from myth-rocket Lasher Keen is worthy, but not a (chaotic) good place for new fans to start.

The Prodigy ignore EDM and get the party started on their own terms with their new album.

Ava Luna draw from jazz and dance music, but their dedication to being only themselves is punk to the core.

Don’t expect anything too serious, just be glad that Ringo Starr is still having fun after all these years.

Two decades into their chaotic career, Lightning Bolt have learned to surprise with subtlety.

Ray Wylie Hubbard might not be a household name, but the long-running singer-songwriter does Texas proud with his latest.

JD Samson loves the new Go! Team album, but she has some issues with its press campaign.

Somehow, John Darnielle only gets better with age. A dedicated student pays tribute to the champ.

On their first album in 23 years, post-everything band Blind Idiot God brutally conjures all kinds of emotions without singing a single word.