Album Reviews7.2/10
44 Years On, Six Thriller Tracks Still Earn Their Keep — and Two Never Did
A weighing of Jackson's Thriller, note by note, shadow and rhythm together, told in a manner Poe himself might set to paper.
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Album Reviews10/10
How The Clash Packed Punk, Reggae, Ska and Rockabilly Into One Double Album That Still Sounds Restless 47 Years On
A band stares down ruin and turns fury into song: London Calling stands as fire that will not be tamed by time.
Album Reviews5.8/10
On Comet, the Bouncing Souls Split the Difference Between Punk Roots and Softer Songcraft
The Bouncing Souls' tenth record, a short album of quiet ambition and old fire, weighed song by song against its own long shadow.
Album Reviews6.5/10
Prince Played Purple Rain Live in 1983 Before It Was Finished — and the Rough Cut Rewards a Close Listen
A private 1983 recording of Prince working through songs before they became Purple Rain, rough and revealing to the curious listener.
Album Reviews10/10
Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’: A Perfect 10 for a Record About Absence
A record born of absence: tribute to a lost friend, and bitter word against the machine that fed upon him.
Album Reviews6.8/10
Loose by Design: Neil Young’s “American Stars ‘n Bars” Still Rides on Its Best Tracks
A review of Neil Young's American Stars 'n Bars, a mixture of country tunes and wandering guitar pieces that never quite agree.
Album Reviews9.5/10
Why The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Still Sounds Like the Whole Story, 28 Years On
A solemn record wrought of sorrow, love, and faith, wherein one artist's voice moves through rap, soul, and melody, track by track.
Album Reviews8/10
Zuma: Neil Young & Crazy Horse Remember How to Enjoy Themselves
A grim chronicle of Zuma, wherein Young and Crazy Horse cast off their former melancholy for a fiercer, nobler tumult of sound.
Album Reviews10/10
Highway 61 Revisited: The 1965 Record That Broke Rock Wide Open
A wild, revisited highway of rock: Dylan's electric 1965 record, dared and never forgotten, holds a lofty rank among great works.
Album Reviews6/10
Obscured by Clouds: Pink Floyd’s Working Soundtrack, Judged on Its Own Terms
A soundtrack record from Pink Floyd, sitting between two grander works, weighed song by song for what it truly gives.
Album Reviews8.9/10
Nevermind at 35: Nirvana’s Punk-Pop Landmark Still Holds Its Ground
Nevermind, that record of noise and hook, still raises the spirit after every terrible year has passed over it.
Album Reviews7.6/10
The Gaslight Anthem Return Older and Wiser on Their 2023 Album — 8/10
The Gaslight Anthem's History Books weighs memory against time passing, trading youth for a quieter, plainer sound.