music commentary

More than ten years have elapsed since their previous record, but faith in love, music and the Libertines remains.

Noise? Queercore? Shoegaze? Flesh World’s new album defies such easy classification — which makes it way more fun to talk about at parties.

Embracing Ennio Morricone, H.P. Lovecraft and the Muppets, Shannon and the Clams' retro-garage is a late-night ramble with the loved and the lost.

On the band's new album, Sublime with Rome contends with the for-midable legacy of its predecessor, Sublime. Guess who wins.

The new PiL album is OK, but our society is chaotic, and its future uncertain only in the rate of the acceleration of the creeping bleakness.

You can hear the ailments and old age in Lemmy's voice, but the new album is fast, loud and tough, and every song has the basic message “fuck off.”

How the new album by a 73-year-old extended-technique avant-garde violinist inspired a creative breakthrough for a twentysomething rock guitarist.

Destroyer's new album Poison Season feels as intentional as a room with a pen and a briefcase in it. Our writer explains.

Questing and questioning, reevaluating form and proportion, and rethinking the drums, Deradoorian's debut album is the sound of going forward — fast.

Yo La Tengo's new album of (mostly) covers is an act of generosity and expert reverence. The band continues to send ardent signals into outer space.

A true song of the summer reminds us that while the club is where we are free to be, the reality of life outside won't stay outside for long.

"Creeping" is a summer song because it's perfect for shouting along to in the car, with the warm rush of wind and the buzz of insects outside.