Album Reviews8.8/10
Vampire Weekend Embrace the Noise on ‘Only God Was Above Us’
Vampire Weekend's noisy, ambitious fifth album trades clean hooks for distortion and dense lyrics. Our full review.
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Records we have scored.
Album Reviews8.3/10
On ‘NEVER ENOUGH,’ Turnstile Stretch Hardcore Toward Pop and Mostly Pull It Off
Turnstile's NEVER ENOUGH blends hardcore muscle with pop and synth ambition. Our track-by-track review of the Baltimore band's bold new album.
Album Reviews8.9/10
St. Vincent’s ‘All Born Screaming’ Is a Raw, Self-Made Masterpiece
St. Vincent's self-produced seventh album is her rawest, darkest, and most hopeful yet. A review of All Born Screaming.
Album Reviews8.5/10
Paramore’s ‘This Is Why’ Turns Anxiety Into Their Sharpest Record Yet
Paramore's sixth album trades arena catharsis for wired, post-punk tension. Our review of This Is Why.
Album Reviews8.8/10
Two Years On, MJ Lenderman’s Lovable Losers on Manning Fireworks Haven’t Lost Their Spark
MJ Lenderman's Manning Fireworks turns broken hearts and bruised egos into a witty, moving indie-rock triumph.
Album Reviews7.6/10
Metallica’s ’72 Seasons’: A Strong Album Buried Inside a Long One
Metallica's 72 Seasons packs thrash fury and mid-tempo muscle into 77 minutes—brilliant in spots, bloated overall.
Album Reviews8.9/10
Mannequin Pussy Commit Fully to Their Contradictions on ‘I Got Heaven’
Mannequin Pussy's I Got Heaven fuses hardcore punk rage with power-pop hooks for their most precise, brutal record yet.
Album Reviews7.9/10
Liturgy Make Every One of 93696’s 82 Minutes Count
Liturgy's 93696 is an 82-minute black metal epic blending blast beats, orchestral scope, and choir vocals. A review.
Album Reviews7.8/10
Ghost’s ‘Skeletá’ Turns the Gloss All the Way Up — and Mostly Gets Away With It
Ghost's Skeletá is a glossy 20-track double album of Atmos mixes and AOR hooks — polished, confident, and occasionally too clean.
Album Reviews8.9/10
Romance Review: Fontaines D.C. Tear Up the Blueprint and Deliver Their Finest Hour
Fontaines D.C. tear up their post-punk blueprint on Romance, a bold, genre-hopping fourth album that's their best yet.