Album Reviews7.4/10
Zach Bryan’s New Album Digs Deep Into Family History, and the Longest Tracks Pay Off
A look at Zach Bryan's sprawling 25-track album With Heaven on Top, weighing its highs against its overstretched middle.
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Tag: folk rock
Album Reviews8/10
Tyler Childers Hunts Through Small-Town Struggle on Snipe Hunter
Tyler Childers' Snipe Hunter is a gritty, raw country record about hunger, dignity, and the hunt — a 13-song journey into small-town life.
Album Reviews8/10
Tyler Childers’ Rustin’ in the Rain Trims the Fat for a Tight, Earnest Country Album
A review of Tyler Childers' Rustin' in the Rain, a seven-track album of love, faith, and holding on.
Faith, Failure and the Peaks That Carry “We’re Growing Up”
A review of Brandi Carlile's We're Growing Up, a tight, deliberate album about faith, failure, and the space between.
Album Reviews7.6/10
Brandi Carlile’s Raw, Single-Take ‘Firewatcher’s Daughter’ Trims the Polish
A review of Brandi Carlile's 'The Firewatcher's Daughter,' a raw, single-take album that exposes her rougher edges.
Album Reviews7/10
Brandi Carlile’s ‘The Story’: Live Energy Lifts Some Tracks, Drags Others
A live record dressed as a studio one: Brandi Carlile's 'The Story' tells its tale with a band before an audience.
Album Reviews8/10
Brandi Carlile’s ‘Give Up the Ghost’ Turns Grief Into Rock That Holds Its Ground
A review of Brandi Carlile's 'Give Up the Ghost,' a ghostly rock record of grief, defiance, and strange hope.
Album Reviews7.9/10
Waxahatchee’s Cerulean Salt Trades Bedroom Rawness for Full Band Without Losing Its Edge
A songwriter trades hollow bedroom rawness for full band arrangements, keeping memory's pain intimate and honest.
MJ Lenderman’s ‘Him’: Nine Tracks, 36 Minutes, and Grief That Never Rushes
A record of quiet grief and memory, nine tracks that trust restraint above excess.
Album Reviews7/10
Sufjan Stevens’ Illinois Review: 7/10 — Flawed But Essential Portrait of a State
A sprawling portrait of Illinois, from Chicago to its darkest legends, rendered in song and silence.