Album Reviews8.2/10
Wreckless Eric’s ‘Construction Time and Demolition’ Still Packs Rough Energy Eight Years On
A record of construction and ruin, wherein eleven songs pass swiftly and one stands forth above the rest.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
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Album Reviews8/10
Wreckless Eric’s Comeback Album Earns Its Place With Wit and Hooks
A comeback record of witty, caustic songs built around pop hooks and sharp lyrics, proving Wreckless Eric still cuts through noise.
Album Reviews8.3/10
Wreckless Eric’s ‘Transience’ Turns Quiet Reflection Into the Album’s Greatest Strength
A quiet record of endings, told with restraint and dignity — Wreckless Eric's Transience reviewed.
Album Reviews8/10
Wreckless Eric Abandons Guitars for Synth-Pop Scorn on Bungalow Hi
A review of Wreckless Eric's 2004 electronic album Bungalow Hi, a record of bitter scorn delivered through synthesizers.
Album Reviews6.7/10
Ghost’s Infestissumam Trades Hooks for Atmosphere — and Mostly Loses Both
A review of Ghost's Infestissumam, a theatrical horror-rock album that aims high but falls short.
Sixteen Years On, Ghost’s Debut Still Sells Satanic Metal Short
A look back at Ghost's debut album Opus Eponymous, a theatrical metal record about the devil and the church.
Nap Eyes Slow Down Modern Life With Eight Patient Songs
A quiet, deliberate album that refuses to hurry, reviewed track by track.
Album Reviews7/10
Nap Eyes’ Whine of the Mystic Review: 12 Years On, Still Unhinged
A record of dread and quiet unease, wherein a man speaks to himself amid the wreckage of his mind.
Album Reviews8/10
Deafheaven’s Sixth Album Trades Genre for Ambition, and Mostly Delivers
A band of lonely ones, with power, seeks to build a record beyond one single kind of music, vast and strange in ambition.
Album Reviews8.2/10
Deafheaven Trade Screams for Dream-Pop on ‘Infinite Granite,’ and Mostly Succeed
A record of infinite granite wherein rage melts into sound, a meditation upon beauty and sorrow.