Album Reviews8/10
Public Enemy’s ‘Evil Empire’ Restates Its Case With Anger, Not Innovation
Public Enemy's 2012 album The Evil Empire of Everything restates their warnings against corporate greed and racial injustice with urgency.
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Album Reviews8/10
Public Enemy’s ‘How You Sell Soul’ Review: Sprawling, Ambitious, Mostly Necessary
A sprawling protest record from Public Enemy, tracing the sale of America's soul through song, speech, and comic lore.
Album Reviews5.2/10
Squeeze Still Sounds Like a Band Learning to Be a Band, and That’s the Appeal
A review of The Velvet Underground's Squeeze, a pale imitation of Loaded that never quite finds its own voice.
Album Reviews8/10
The Velvet Underground’s Complete Matrix Tapes: Forty-Three Live Tracks, Seven Years Later
A review of The Complete Matrix Tapes, forty-three live songs by The Velvet Underground, including rare tracks and full versions of classics.
Album Reviews6/10
Velvet Underground Cover Album Preserves a Name Without the Man Behind It
A strange beast of covers and originals, this Velvet Underground album struggles to live without its departed scribe.
Album Reviews9.3/10
The Great Banana at 32: How the Velvet Underground Refused to Compromise
A review of The Great Banana, a landmark 1994 reissue of the Velvet Underground's 1967 debut, ranking it among the finest albums of its era.
Album Reviews8/10
Radiohead Abandoned Their Guitar Sound on Kid A — and the Risk Paid Off
Radiohead's Kid A, released in 2000, is a bold, cold, and beautiful break from OK Computer. Our review explores its electronic textures and lasting impact.
Album Reviews7.5/10
‘Amnesiac’ Is the Darker Twin of ‘Kid A’: 7.5/10
Radiohead's 2001 album Amnesiac is the darker, jazzier twin to Kid A. We review its cryptic songs, standout tracks, and why it's essential.
Album Reviews5/10
Radiohead’s Fan-Made Mixtape Gets Official Polish on Radiotick Tracks 2
Radiotick Tracks 2 is a fan-made Radiohead compilation of B-sides, covers, and alternate takes. It has flashes of brilliance but lacks coherence, scoring 5/10.
Album Reviews8/10
Fifteen Years On, Radiohead’s The King of Limbs Still Rewards Patience
Radiohead's 2011 album The King of Limbs is a dense, rhythmic puzzle that rewards patient listeners. Our review finds strange beauty in its loops.