Album Reviews8/10
Car Seat Headrest’s ‘1’ Is a Rock Opera Disguised as a Bedroom Record
A rock opera disguised as a bedroom record, Car Seat Headrest's 1 balances intimacy and ambition across sixteen tracks.
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Album Reviews7.3/10
Eight Minutes, Two Instruments: Russian Circles’ Station Still Holds Together
A record of two instruments, no singer, no bass, no filler — a steady, heavy, and atmospheric journey through seven tracks.
Album Reviews8/10
Migos & Migos Double Down on Trap Formulas Across 23 Tracks on Back to the Bando, Vol. 2
Migos & Migos pile twenty-three tracks of heavy bass and layered ad-libs into Back to the Bando, Vol. 2 — a strong, consistent record.
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 Reviews8.9/10
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 Reviews8.8/10
English Teacher’s ‘This Could Be Texas’ Is a Debut That Demands — and Rewards — Your Attention
English Teacher's debut This Could Be Texas is a restless, ambitious post-punk record that mostly delivers on its big ideas.
Album Reviews7.5/10
Gracie Abrams Goes Bigger Without Losing Herself on ‘The Secret of Us’
A tale of a heart's secret told in thirteen parts, wherein Abrams' voice grows bolder, wounded, and unguarded.