Album Reviews8/10
Car Seat Headrest Tightens Its Focus on Death Metal
A full-length rock record about death, traded for a leaner, darker sound after years of bedroom recordings.
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Album Reviews7/10
Angel Olsen Covers Others On Cosmic Waves, Volume 1 — A Mixed But Rewarding Bag
A review of Angel Olsen's Cosmic Waves, Volume 1, a cover album of songs by other artists, with a verdict of 7 out of 10.
Album Reviews7/10
Wussy’s ‘What Heaven Is Like’ Trades Loud Peaks for Quiet Doldrums
A Cincinnati band's ten-track rock record, loud and refusing to play it safe, with highs worth the stumble.
Album Reviews8/10
Wussy’s ‘Cincinnati Ohio’: Being Stuck Still Earns Its Sadness
A Cincinnati quartet's album of quiet desperation, grief, and the small victories found within it.
Album Reviews8/10
Wussy’s ‘Strawberry’ Balances Screams and Ballads Over Eleven Tracks
A Cincinnati band's fifth record: loud, tender, and confident, a peak of rock fury and warmth.
Album Reviews7/10
Russian Circles’ Memorial Holds Grief Still Across Eight Slow Tracks
A solemn requiem of heavy, deliberate sound, wherein each note weighs upon the soul as memory weighs upon the heart.
Album Reviews7.3/10
Eight Minutes, Two Instruments: Russian Circles’ Station Still Holds Together
A record of two instruments, no singer, no bass, no filler — a steady, heavy, and atmospheric journey through seven tracks.
Wussy Return to Full Band Lineup on Cincinnati Ohio
A Cincinnati rock band returns to raw harmonies and storytelling on their eighth record, a haunting tale of endings both personal and political.
Album Reviews7.5/10
Wussy’s Funeral Dress Turns Grief Into Telepathy Between Two Writers
A look back at Wussy's Funeral Dress, a 2005 indie-rock record of grief, memory, and telepathic songwriting.
Album Reviews6.7/10
Russian Circles Strip Down Their Doom-Rock Formula on Nine
Russian Circles trade slow dread for thrash-punk fury on 'Nine,' a heavier, urgent album that still respects their post-metal roots.
Album Reviews8.6/10
Russian Circles’ Empros Earns Its Ambition 15 Years On
A record of extremes, swinging from gentle calm to full force in seconds, tested against each other without pause.
Russian Circles Push Their Minimalist Trick Past Its Peak on ‘Blood Year’
Russian Circles' Blood Year trades slow minimalism for aggression, delivering their densest, most rewarding album yet.