Album Reviews8.3/10
MJ Lenderman Finds Sparkle in the Cracks of Everyday Life on ‘Boat Songs’
A gentle, unhurried record about noticing the strange in the familiar, told with deadpan wit.
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Album Reviews7.8/10
Ozzy’s Return to Form: ‘Ordinary Man’ Stands Strong on Its Own Terms
A record of a man once nobody, now a name of weight — a return to form, though not without its lesser moments.
Album Reviews8/10
Deftones Fight Heavy Guitar Against Soft Singing on Koi No Yokan
A band of two spirits struggles within one song, heavy guitar battling soft voice, upon Koi no Yokan.
Album Reviews2/10
Paradise Lost’s ‘In Requiem’: Heavy Metal That Never Finds Focus
A heavy requiem that fails to raise the dead, eleven tracks of noise that never quite find their soul.
Album Reviews8.2/10
Wreckless Eric’s ‘Construction Time and Demolition’ Still Packs Rough Energy Eight Years On
A record of construction and ruin, wherein eleven songs pass swiftly and one stands forth above the rest.
Album Reviews8.5/10
War on Drugs Sharpen Focus on Songs in Cohesive Seventh Album
A review of The War on Drugs' seventh album, I Don't Live Here Anymore, a tighter, more focused record than before.
Album Reviews8/10
Car Seat Headrest’s Private Confession Earns Its Painful Payoff
A record of extremes — quiet, tender moments sit beside bursts of noise, rewarding patience and punishing skimming alike.
Album Reviews7/10
Wussy’s ‘What Heaven Is Like’ Trades Loud Peaks for Quiet Doldrums
A Cincinnati band's ten-track rock record, loud and refusing to play it safe, with highs worth the stumble.
Russian Circles Push Their Minimalist Trick Past Its Peak on ‘Blood Year’
Russian Circles' Blood Year trades slow minimalism for aggression, delivering their densest, most rewarding album yet.
Album Reviews8/10
Armand Hammer’s WHT LBL Trades Radio Hooks for Ambition — 8/10
A review of Armand Hammer's WHT LBL, a rap album blending trap, jazz loops, and soul, ranked track by track.
Album Reviews8/10
Eighteen Years On, Killer Mike’s Grind Record Still Deserves Its Name
A rapper's mission to prove he can hold a full-length record together while rapping about money, power, and the grind.
Album Reviews8/10
Sabrina Carpenter’s Singular: Act I Closes Its Own Story With Diamonds Are Forever
A pop record of urgency and desire, eight tracks that refuse to play it safe, each song earning its place.