Album Reviews7/10
Thirty Years On, The Cure’s Wild Mood Swings Still Can’t Shake Its Singles-and-Filler Formula
A review of The Cure's 1996 double album Wild Mood Swings, weighing its strong singles against its weaker filler.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Tag: double album
Album Reviews7.2/10
The Melvins Let the Surfers Color Hold It In, and It Mostly Works
A review of the Melvins' 2014 double album Hold It In, weighing its strengths and weaknesses against its critical standing.
Album Reviews8/10
Parquet Courts Stretch Their Literate Punk Into A Bold Double Album
A review of Parquet Courts' sprawling double album Sunbathing Animal, weighing its ambitious highs against its dense, uneven middle.
Album Reviews8/10
Carly Rae Jepsen’s Double Album Moves From Solitude Toward Joy
A double album of twenty-nine songs, wherein loneliness and love contend within one voice.
Album Reviews9/10
Prince’s ‘Sign “☮︎” the Times’ Is Chaos That Actually Works
Prince's 1987 double album Sign o' the Times is a sprawling, messy masterpiece of funk, pop, and gospel — a creative flood that earns its length.