Album Reviews9.2/10
PJ Harvey’s Dry at 34: A Wall Built From Pain, Anger and Refusal
A grim chronicle of a solitary record wherein a singer, armed only with guitar and voice, lays bare her soul to the world.
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Category: Album Reviews
Records we have scored.
Album Reviews8/10
PJ Harvey’s ‘To Bring You My Love’: Desire as the Engine, Not the Gift
A look back at PJ Harvey's 1995 album To Bring You My Love, a record of desire and demand.
Album Reviews7/10
PJ Harvey’s Uh Huh Her Trades a Band for Intimacy — and Loses Scale
A look back at PJ Harvey's fourth album, where she plays every instrument herself, a record of power, control, and humiliation.
Album Reviews8/10
Liturgy’s Harmonium Earns Its Weight
A solemn, ritualistic work of nine tracks, wherein Liturgy seek transcendence and meaning amid darkness.
Album Reviews8.3/10
Liturgical’s Black Metal Debut Is Profoundly Ambitious — and Mostly Delivers
A grim chronicle of Liturgy's Origin of the Alimonies, wherein the old gods fall and a new god rises amid darkness.
Album Reviews8/10
Liturgy’s The Ark Work Stretches Black Metal Into Something Dense and Ambitious
Litrgy's 'The Ark Work' blends clean singing, classical instrumentation, and harsh vocals into a dense, ambitious record.
Album Reviews7/10
Liturgy’s ‘H.A.Q.Q.’ Splits Long Epics and Brief Interludes Into a Rewarding Whole
A review of Liturgy's H.A.Q.Q., a record of extremes where long tracks demand patience and short ones demand attention.
Album Reviews6.7/10
Nineteen Years On, RIOT! Still Sounds Like Paramore’s Best Pop-Punk Statement
A pop-punk record of hooks, attitude and a frontwoman who will not sit still — RIOT! reviewed.
Album Reviews6.9/10
Paramore’s Teenage Debut Gets a Score of 6.9
A look back at Paramore's debut album All We Know Is Falling, weighing its highs against its weaker middle tracks.
Album Reviews7/10
Paramore’s After Laughter Still Sounds Like a Band Finally Saying What It Means
A review of Paramore's 'After Laughter,' a pop-punk record of anger, disappointment and the refusal to play nice.
Album Reviews8/10
Nine Covers, Thirty-Three Minutes: Wednesday’s Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling ‘Em Up
Wednesday's covers album mows leaves instead of piling them up, with three standout moments among nine tight tracks.
Album Reviews8.8/10
Wednesday’s ‘Bleeds’ Balances Noise and Tenderness Across 12 Tracks
A band tears the roof off the room and breaks your heart within the same song, in this review of Wednesday's 'Bleeds.'