Album Reviews7.9/10
Sturgill Simpson trades Merle Haggard for ZZ Top on ‘Sound & Fury’
Sturgill Simpson's Sound & Fury is a bold, uneven rock record that mostly lands. Here's our track-by-track review.
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Tag: rock music
Album Reviews7.9/10
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ No More Shall We Part Earns Its Weight
A grim, solemn hymn of loss and grief, wherein Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds wander a weary road of sorrow.
Album Reviews8.8/10
Wednesday’s ‘Bleeds’ Balances Noise and Tenderness Across 12 Tracks
A band tears the roof off the room and breaks your heart within the same song, in this review of Wednesday's 'Bleeds.'
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 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 Reviews7/10
Mike & the Melvins Speed Up on ‘Three Men and a Baby,’ and Mostly Land
Mike & the Melvins' quick, messy new record refuses to slow down, mixing fast riffs with short, unfinished tracks.
Album Reviews7.2/10
Deftones Try to Repeat White Pony’s Formula on Saturday Night Wrist — and Fall Short
A Deftones record tries to repeat its own past glory, and falls short of its aim.
Album Reviews8/10
Parquet Courts Let Nature Be Human on the Restless ‘Sympathy for Life’
A restless record of anxious pop songs, quiet instrumentals, and full-band rock-outs, all held together by one restless mind.
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 Reviews8.1/10
Arctic Monkeys went heavy instead of witty on AM, and the album’s noise is its biggest strength
A review of Arctic Monkeys' AM, a loud, confident rock record trading wit for weight.
Album Reviews8.6/10
Foo Fighters Trade Hooks for Grief Across Ten Tracks on But Here We Are
A solemn record of loss, wherein grief is disguised beneath hooks before being laid bare across ten tracks.
Album Reviews7.5/10
Foo Fighters Tear Down the Wall of Guitars on Medicine at Midnight
A Foo Fighters record built upon disco and fire, a bold reinvention that mostly delivers upon its own promise.