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.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Tag: indie rock
Album Reviews9.2/10
PJ Harvey’s Dry at 34: A Wall Built From Pain, Anger and Refusal
A grim chronicle of a solitary record wherein a singer, armed only with guitar and voice, lays bare her soul to the world.
Album Reviews7/10
PJ Harvey’s Uh Huh Her Trades a Band for Intimacy — and Loses Scale
A look back at PJ Harvey's fourth album, where she plays every instrument herself, a record of power, control, and humiliation.
Album Reviews7.4/10
Wednesday’s Twin Plagues Review: One More Last One Justifies the Noise
A loud indie rock record that hides real weight beneath its noise — a solid, ambitious album worth your time.
Album Reviews8.4/10
Vampire Weekend Turn Inward on Modern Vampires of the City, Their Most Consistent Record
A solemn record of New York's modern vampires, grown old amid faith, doubt, and the city's own enduring embrace.
Album Reviews7.9/10
Big Thief’s ‘Masterpiece’: A Careful Collection That Mostly Delivers
A band at its peak delivers a masterpiece of ambition, with highs so memorable they carry the whole record.
Album Reviews7/10
Fruit Bats Split Loss And Road Trip Into A Solid 2016 Album
Fruit Bats try to mourn and celebrate at once on this record, a split personality that mostly pays off in its strongest moments.
Album Reviews4.9/10
Fruit Bats Smooth Out the Rough Edges on Spelled in Bones
A review of Fruit Bats' Spelled in Bones, a polished pop record that trades rough edges for comfort, weighing ambition against competence.
Album Reviews7/10
Fruit Bats Settle Into Slow-Burn Storytelling on The Landfill
Fruit Bats settle into slow-burn storytelling on The Landfill, a ten-track record of quiet, literate rock.
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.