Album Reviews8.1/10
Lost in the Dream Review: The War on Drugs Finally Found Their Voice
A band's finest hour, wrought from rock, folk and soul, wherein a dream is lost yet found again.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
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Album Reviews8.5/10
The War on Drugs’ Wagonwheel Blues Still Sounds Like a Band Finding Its Own Shape
A look back at The War on Drugs' debut album Wagonwheel Blues, weighing its highs like Arms Like Boulders and A Needle in Your Eye against its weaker stretches.
Album Reviews7/10
Car Seat Headrest’s ‘You Can Talk’ Review: Loud, Messy, and Worth It
A loud, messy debut of youth and volume, wherein a young artist seeks to make pop music feel like a summer drive.
Album Reviews8/10
Car Seat Headrest’s ‘Leaving Town’ Demos Hold Up as Finished Statements
A demo album of old songs, rough and tender, that proves the voice of a young man carries weight even in a bedroom studio.
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.
Album Reviews8/10
Car Seat Headrest’s Private Confession Earns Its Painful Payoff
A record of extremes — quiet, tender moments sit beside bursts of noise, rewarding patience and punishing skimming alike.
Car Seat Headrest’s Teenage Fag Is a Tight Record About Getting Out
A record of seven songs, each one doing its job, about a young man getting out of a difficult phase of his life.
Album Reviews8/10
Car Seat Headrest’s 6: Ambition That Mostly Pays Off
Car Seat Headrest's sprawling double album 6 balances ambitious rock opera with raw emotional depth, mostly delivering on its grand ambitions.
Album Reviews8/10
Car Seat Headrest’s Teenage Confession Runs Long and Uneven on Twin Fantasy
A record of a teen mind, warts and all, wherein long tracks pay off and shorter ones merely fill space.
Album Reviews7/10
Car Seat Headrest’s Nervous Young Man Packs Two Hours Into One Album
A vast record of a nervous young man, holding pop, rock, and long passages within a single sprawling hour.