Album Reviews9.5/10
Grief Finds No Comfort in Eight Songs on Skeleton Tree
A solemn dirge of grief, wherein Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds mourn a fallen son through piano, percussion, and spoken lament.
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Album Reviews7/10
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Review: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Split Dread and Beauty — 7/10
A grim chronicle of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' 2008 record, wherein a man risen from death sings of dread and beauty alike.
Nick Cave Covers Murder Ballads and Gospel Hymns on Kicking Against the Pricks
A review of Nick Cave's 1986 cover album Kicking Against the Pricks, weighing its menace against its borrowed songs.
Album Reviews7/10
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ The Good Son Trades Repetition for Ambition, and Mostly Lands
A look back at Nick Cave's 'The Good Son,' a dark, theatrical album that rewards patience despite its flaws.
Album Reviews7.6/10
Mannequin Pussy’s Romantic Trades Sprawl for Focus — and Earns Its 7.6
A review of Mannequin Pussy's second album, Romantic, a 17-minute statement of tightened songwriting and focused intent.
Album Reviews8/10
Mannequin Pussy’s ‘Gypsy Pervert’ Balances Pop Hook and Metal Weight Over 18 Minutes
Mannequin Pussy's Gypsy Pervert balances punk menace and pop hooks in eighteen tight minutes.
Album Reviews8.1/10
Ivy Tripp Review: Waxahatchee Finds Her Way Home
A record of feeling lost in one's own life, wherein pop songs sound effortless though they are not.
Album Reviews7.9/10
Waxahatchee’s Cerulean Salt Trades Bedroom Rawness for Full Band Without Losing Its Edge
A songwriter trades hollow bedroom rawness for full band arrangements, keeping memory's pain intimate and honest.
Album Reviews8.1/10
Amyl and the Sniffers Trade Cleverness for Force on Their Debut
A debut album of force and fury, a record that dares to be direct rather than clever.
Album Reviews8.3/10
MJ Lenderman Finds Sparkle in the Cracks of Everyday Life on ‘Boat Songs’
A gentle, unhurried record about noticing the strange in the familiar, told with deadpan wit.
MJ Lenderman’s ‘Him’: Nine Tracks, 36 Minutes, and Grief That Never Rushes
A record of quiet grief and memory, nine tracks that trust restraint above excess.
Album Reviews6.9/10
The Cure’s 4:13 Dream Sounds Like a Live Band Again, and Mostly Earns It
A record of a band's return to its old form, loud and direct, weighed by its own ambition.