Album Reviews10/10
How OK Computer Heard the Wired Future Coming, 29 Years Early
A strange dread wrapped in melody: OK Computer, revisited track by track, ranked among the great records of its time.
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Records we have scored.
Album Reviews9/10
The Final Cut at 43: Pink Floyd’s War Album Still Earns Its 9/10
A grim, deliberate record of grief and war, from its opening dream of peace to its final dread of fire — a solemn, uncommon work.
Album Reviews5.5/10
Judging the Gilmour-Led Pink Floyd on Its Own Terms, 39 Years After A Momentary Lapse of Reason
Pink Floyd's 1987 record, made without its former chief writer, depends on guitar and mood. A track by track look at what still works.
Hawks & Doves Splits Neil Young Down the Middle, Acoustic Grief on One Side and Flag-Waving Bar Songs on the Other
A record split in two: quiet old songs on one side, quick country songs on the other. Nine tracks, thirty minutes, no true settling.
Album Reviews6.8/10
Re·ac·tor at 45: Neil Young and Crazy Horse Chase Noise for Its Own Sake
A forceful record: Neil Young and Crazy Horse chase noise and repetition on Re·ac·tor, a small, rough turn in a long career.
Album Reviews7.2/10
44 Years On, Six Thriller Tracks Still Earn Their Keep — and Two Never Did
A weighing of Jackson's Thriller, note by note, shadow and rhythm together, told in a manner Poe himself might set to paper.
Album Reviews10/10
How The Clash Packed Punk, Reggae, Ska and Rockabilly Into One Double Album That Still Sounds Restless 47 Years On
A band stares down ruin and turns fury into song: London Calling stands as fire that will not be tamed by time.
Album Reviews5.8/10
On Comet, the Bouncing Souls Split the Difference Between Punk Roots and Softer Songcraft
The Bouncing Souls' tenth record, a short album of quiet ambition and old fire, weighed song by song against its own long shadow.
Album Reviews6.5/10
Prince Played Purple Rain Live in 1983 Before It Was Finished — and the Rough Cut Rewards a Close Listen
A private 1983 recording of Prince working through songs before they became Purple Rain, rough and revealing to the curious listener.
Album Reviews10/10
Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’: A Perfect 10 for a Record About Absence
A record born of absence: tribute to a lost friend, and bitter word against the machine that fed upon him.
Album Reviews6.8/10
Loose by Design: Neil Young’s “American Stars ‘n Bars” Still Rides on Its Best Tracks
A review of Neil Young's American Stars 'n Bars, a mixture of country tunes and wandering guitar pieces that never quite agree.
Album Reviews9.5/10
Why The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Still Sounds Like the Whole Story, 28 Years On
A solemn record wrought of sorrow, love, and faith, wherein one artist's voice moves through rap, soul, and melody, track by track.