ALBUM REVIEW: The Weather Station’s ‘Ignorance’ Is A Beautiful Whirlwind
The fifth record from the Tamara Lindeman-fronted outfit is utterly sublime, a new direction that the band hasn’t gone before.
Rock/Indie
ALBUM REVIEW: Bill Callahan Settles in on ‘Gold Record’
A gentle warmth enlivens the singer-songwriter’s follow-up to 2019’s ‘Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest’.
Bob Dylan’s Long Road to ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’
In contemplating the Bard’s remarkable new album, Rob Nicklin obsessively revisits his mammoth 60-year career, before bringing it all back home. (Long read ahead).
ALBUM REVIEW: HAIM Makes a Crappy Year a Little Bit Better on ‘WIMP3’
The Haim sisters’ third outing is a masterpiece of sunny California rock.
Love Will Tear Us Apart: Joy Division’s ‘Closer’ at 40
The life and death of an album that defined and abruptly ended an era.
YOU GOTTA HEAR THIS: Chubby and The Gang
This might just be the best punk album of 2020.
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Sailor Poon’s First Album’ is Here to Sit on Your Face
Loud, brash and in your face, Sailor Poon may as well be the face of the modern riot grrrl movement.
ALBUM REVIEW: X Sound Forever Young on ‘ALPHABETLAND’
The L.A. punks reunite with their original lineup for the first time in 35 years.
ALBUM REVIEW: Isobel Campbell Paints a Rainbow on ‘There Is No Other’
Like being licked in the ear by a psychedelic mushroom.
Quarantine Diaries: Time Traveling with Melody Fields
Drop the needle and right away you’re needing to give your inner eye a quick squeegee.
YOU GOTTA HEAR THIS: The Cosmic Creeps’ ‘Crawl’
The Fort Worth psych rockers drop one helluva debut.
ALBUM REVIEW: Fiona Apple’s ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ is Infinite
The songwriter laureate’s fifth record is a stewing masterpiece, brewed of raw honesty and imperfection.
ALBUM REVIEW: The Homesick Hits the Gym on ‘The Big Exercise’
On their Sub Pop debut, the Dutch trio finds their magic formula.
THE UNDERDOGS: Deerhunter’s ‘Monomania’
A column about underrated albums that didn’t get their due.
YOU GOTTA HEAR THIS: Ty Segall Covers Harry Nilsson
Good stuff can come out of bad times.
YOU GOTTA HEAR THIS: Omni’s ‘Networker’
A stripped-down vision of post-punk that’s no less thrilling.
ALBUM REVIEW: Destroyer Returns With ‘Have We Met’
Dan Bejar’s new record just might be his best since ‘Kaputt.’
ALBUM REVIEW: Real Estate Paint Their Masterpiece on ‘The Main Thing’
Like hearing from an old friend.
ALBUM REVIEW: Green Day Keeps It Brief on ‘Father of All…’
While no one really needs a new Green Day album, the aging punks’ latest effort doesn’t overstay its welcome.
ALBUM REVIEW: Beach Slang Makes Their Perfect ’80s Mixtape
With an actual Replacement joining them in the studio, the Philly outfit doubles down on their hard rock influences.
The Top 5 Alt Rock Albums of 2019
Emo, indie and post-punk all had a big year.
ALBUM REVEIW: ‘Prison on a Hill’ Is Somos at Their Most Anthemic
The Boston emo outfit dropped one of 2019’s most underrated LP.
Claire Brown’s Top 25 Albums of 2019
If you don’t know many of these, you’re probably over the age of 25.
Mr. Owl’s Top 15 Albums of 2019
A tribute to MMC’s many contributors.
The 10 Best Rock Albums of 2019
Australia killed it this year.
Album Operator’s 10 Favorite Records of 2019
Including one new all-time favorite!
The 10 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2019
Let the debate begin!
ALBUMS OF THE DECADE: Radiohead’s ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’
MMC Writers reflect on their favorite records of the 2010s
ALBUM REVIEW: Leonard Cohen’s Takes a Final Bow on ‘Thanks for the Dance’
The Godfather of Gloom had one more timeless tome up his sleeve.
ALBUMS OF THE DECADE: Jónsi’s ‘Go’
MMC Writers reflect on their favorite records of the 2010s.
ALBUMS OF THE DECADE: Father John Misty’s ‘I Love You, Honeybear’
MMC Writers reflect on their favorite records of the 2010s.
ALBUM REVIEW: The Who Come Full Circle on ‘WHO’
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey finally figured out how to forge on.
ALBUM REVIEW: Michael Kiwanuka Lays It All out There on ‘KIWANUKA’
The British singer-songwriter quietly drops his biggest statement yet.
ALBUMS OF THE DECADE: PUP’s ‘Morbid Stuff’
MMC Writers reflect on their favorite records of the 2010s.
ALBUM REVIEW: Angel Olsen Gets Reflective on ‘All Mirrors’
Give it a chance, and she’ll blow you away again.
ALBUMS OF THE DECADE: Vampire Weekend’s ‘Modern Vampires of the City’
MMC Writers reflect on their favorite records of the 2010s.
ALBUMS OF THE DECADE: Public Service Broadcasting’s ‘Every Valley’
MMC Writers reflect on their favorite records of the 2010s.
YOU GOTTA HEAR THIS: Jaakko Eino Kalevi’s ‘Dissolution’
The Finnish artist gets funky on new mini-album.
ALBUMS OF THE DECADE: Deerhunter’s ‘Halcyon Digest’
MMC Writers reflect on their favorite records of the 2010s.
ALBUMS OF THE DECADE: Arctic Monkeys’ ‘AM’
MMC Writers reflect on their favorite records of the 2010s.
ALBUM REVIEW: Hovvdy is Here Just in Time for Fall
The Austin “pillowcore” duo’s third LP fits just like your favorite sweater.
EP REVIEW: Bradford Cox and Cate le Bon Don’t Live up to the Myth
The indie alchemists fail to make magic on their collaborative EP.
ALBUMS OF THE DECADE: PJ Harvey’s ‘Let England Shake’
MMC Writers reflect on their favorite records of the 2010s.
ALBUM REVIEW: Liam Gallagher Sucks on ‘Why Me? Why Not?’
Our writer is not a fan of the latest post-Oasis solo album.
YOU GOTTA HEAR THIS: Gene Clark’s ‘No Other’
Gene Clark’s 1974 album, No Other, is one of those records that didn’t belong in
ALBUMS OF THE DECADE: Girls’ ‘Father, Son, Holy Ghost’
MMC Writers reflect on their favorite records of the 2010s.
ALBUM REVIEW: Wilco Marches on with ‘Ode To Joy’
The indie monolith’s 11th LP is a restrained but relentless symphony.
ALBUM REVIEW: Big Thief Comes Back to Earth on ‘Two Hands’
If fans were hoping for a more direct follow-up to 2017’s ‘Capacity’ in ‘U.F.O.F.’, they finally got it here.
ALBUM REVIEW: DIIV Comes Clean on ‘Deceiver’
The Brooklyn shoegazers confront addiction and their influences on powerful third album.
Kiefer’s Music Mondays: Sufjan Stevens’ ‘Michigan’
Sufjan cut no corners on the first (and second to last) installment of his 50 States Project.