Album Reviews8/10
How The Cure’s Faith Turned Their Sound Into A Moody, Unsettling Masterpiece
A look back at The Cure's 1981 album Faith, a dark turn toward atmosphere and melody over post-punk energy.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Tag: post-punk
Album Reviews8/10
The Cure’s Seventeen Seconds Is a Dark, Romantic Map of Where They Belong
A look back at The Cure's Seventeen Seconds, a confident gothic statement that established the band's dark, romantic sound.
Album Reviews8.4/10
The Cure’s ‘The Top’: Ambition, Unevenness, and One of Their Most Interesting Albums
A record of contradiction: a dark, ambitious work wherein ambition and discord contend within one soul.
Album Reviews7.8/10
Parquet Courts Reach Their Peak On Sunbathing Animal
A review of Parquet Courts' Sunbathing Animal, a literate, ambitious record that proves the band can get bigger without losing its nerve.
Album Reviews8/10
IDLES Slow Down the Rage on CRAWLER, and the Anger Endures
A crawl through rage, grief, and survival on IDLES' third album CRAWLER — a flawed masterpiece of endurance.
Album Reviews8.5/10
Paramore’s ‘This Is Why’ Turns Anxiety Into Their Sharpest Record Yet
Paramore's sixth album trades arena catharsis for wired, post-punk tension. Our review of This Is Why.
Album Reviews8.9/10
Romance Review: Fontaines D.C. Tear Up the Blueprint and Deliver Their Finest Hour
Fontaines D.C. tear up their post-punk blueprint on Romance, a bold, genre-hopping fourth album that's their best yet.
Album Reviews8.8/10
English Teacher’s ‘This Could Be Texas’ Is a Debut That Demands — and Rewards — Your Attention
English Teacher's debut This Could Be Texas is a restless, ambitious post-punk record that mostly delivers on its big ideas.
Album Reviews9/10
Paradise Lost Fold Doom Weight and Post-Punk Chill Into Obsidian, and It Earns a 9/10
Paradise Lost's 16th album Obsidian fuses doom, gothic metal and post-punk into a confident, cohesive career highlight.
Album Reviews9/10
Fontaines D.C. Refuse to Repeat Themselves on the Brooding, Brilliant ‘A Hero’s Death’
Fontaines D.C. trade punk snap for brooding depth on A Hero's Death, a slow-burn triumph that rewards patience.