
Armand Hammer and The Alchemist’s Mercy Trades Piano for Violence, and Mostly Earns It
A grim tale of mercy, wherein a piano and two rappers conspire to make the listener sit still amid war, ruin, and quiet dread.


A grim tale of mercy, wherein a piano and two rappers conspire to make the listener sit still amid war, ruin, and quiet dread.

A dense, referential album of crime, race, and relationships, told through 24 tracks of wit and weariness.

A ghostly record of furies, maroons, and ancient emperors, wherein Moor Mother and billy woods conjure dread and prophecy alike.

A review of Billy Woods and Kenny Segal's Hiding Places, a dense, uneasy record of dread and grim acceptance.

A restless, ambitious record of protest, love letters to New York, and war meditations, reviewed track by track.

A record of empire and ruin: woods and Preservation build fog and unyielding beats across 13 tracks that refuse to resolve.
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