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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Records we have scored.
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.