Album Reviews8/10
Zach Bryan’s DeAnn Trades Hooks for Honesty and Earns Its Eight
A man, a guitar, twelve songs: Zach Bryan's DeAnn is a quiet triumph of bare-bones honesty.
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Tag: 2019 albums
Album Reviews7.9/10
Sturgill Simpson trades Merle Haggard for ZZ Top on ‘Sound & Fury’
Sturgill Simpson's Sound & Fury is a bold, uneven rock record that mostly lands. Here's our track-by-track review.
Album Reviews8/10
Sturgill Simpson’s ‘High Top Mountain’ Gets Quiet — and Mostly Earns It
Sturgill Simpson's High Top Mountain trades noise for a lean, traditional sound. A record about loss, anger, and quiet sitting.
Album Reviews8.1/10
Earl Sweatshirt’s ‘I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside’ Stays Tight Inside Its Own Head
A record of confinement, wherein Earl Sweatshirt dwells within his chamber and utters dread through ten brief songs.
Album Reviews8.2/10
Vampire Weekend Exhale: ‘Father of the Bride’ Sprawls, and Mostly Earns It
Vampire Weekend's sprawling fourth album trades tight hooks for warmth and looseness. An 18-track review of Father of the Bride.
Album Reviews8.7/10
Big Thief’s ‘U.F.O.F.’ Trusts the Mystery — and Rewards It
A look back at Big Thief's U.F.O.F., a hushed, dreamlike 2019 record that rewards patience and lingers long after it ends.
Album Reviews8/10
Charli XCX’s Charli Makes Strange and Sweet Pop Work Together, Earning an 8/10
Charli XCX's third record weds strange production to sweet pop hooks, a wild once-in-a-while triumph of nerve and craft.
Album Reviews8.2/10
Billie Eilish’s Debut Trusts Silence as Much as Sound
A debut of quiet dread and bare basslines, wherein a young singer's fears become fit matter for song. Fourteen tracks, no waste.