Album Reviews7.6/10
Mannequin Pussy’s Romantic Trades Sprawl for Focus — and Earns Its 7.6
A review of Mannequin Pussy's second album, Romantic, a 17-minute statement of tightened songwriting and focused intent.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Tag: shoegaze
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 Reviews8.2/10
Deafheaven Trade Screams for Dream-Pop on ‘Infinite Granite,’ and Mostly Succeed
A record of infinite granite wherein rage melts into sound, a meditation upon beauty and sorrow.
Album Reviews8.9/10
Wednesday’s ‘Rat Saw God’: Noise, Twang, and the Poetry of Overlooked Places
A track-by-track look at Wednesday's Rat Saw God, a noisy, tender album about small-town Southern life.
Album Reviews8.6/10
Alvvays Turn Up the Fuzz and Still Land the Hooks on ‘Blue Rev’
Alvvays' Blue Rev buries pop hooks under noise and distortion, and the gamble mostly pays off. A track-by-track review.
Album Reviews7.9/10
Wussy’s ‘Forever Sounds’: A Wall of Noise Worth Pushing Through
Wussy embraces noise and shoegaze fuzz on Forever Sounds, a loud but melodic sixth album that rewards patience.