ALBUM REVIEW: Sharon Van Etten Has a New Weapon on ‘Remind Me Tomorrow’
The indie heartbreaker is no less powerful with a new sonic palette.
Rock/Indie
ALBUM REVIEW: Deerhunter Makes Cynicism Sound Sweet on ‘Why Hasn’t Everything Disappeared Yet?’
Their most accessible – and disillusioned – album to date.
ALBUM REVIEW: Toro Y Moi Keeps Shapeshifting on ‘Outer Peace’
Thirty minutes of cosmic disco, pop and futuristic R&B.
Fever Ray’s Debut Turns 10
A gorgeous and mysterious meditation of experimental pop.
ALBUM REVIEW: The 1975 Prove Millennials Are Deep Too on ‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships’
Emotionally complex, hyper-modern genre-hopping rock.
ALBUM REVIEW: Jeff Tweedy Is at His Most Raw on ‘WARM’
Three decades into his career, Tweedy’s first proper solo LP is another understated work from the humble master.
ALBUM REVIEW: Ryley Walker Makes Dave Matthews Band Cool Again on ‘The Lillywhite Sessions’
But let’s not do it again.
ALBUMS WE’RE THANKFUL FOR: Deerhunter’s ‘Halcyon Digest’ Showed Me What an ‘Album’ Can Be
For Thanksgiving, MMC Writers are sharing records they’re grateful for.
ALBUMS WE’RE THANKFUL FOR: Greenday’s ‘Dookie’ Gave Me Courage To Be Myself
For Thanksgiving, MMC Writers are sharing records they’re grateful for.
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘The White Album’ Deluxe Edition Is an Exhaustive (And Exhausting) Document of Its Making
Did I need to hear Take 44 of “Long, Long, Long”?
ALBUM REVIEW: J Mascis Spins Another Melancholy Yarn on ‘Elastic Days’
The Dinosaur Jr. hero gets extra tender when left to his own devices.
ALBUM REVIEW: Boygenius is the Indie Rock Supergroup We Need
Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus slay on their collaborative EP.
ALBUM REVIEW: Julia Holter Sacrifices Simplicity For Grandiosity on ‘Aviary’
A sprawling, dense opus that will move you to your core.
ALBUM REVIEW: Cloud Nothings Scorch The Earth on ‘Last Building Burning’
A hot and heavy contrast to 2017’s polished ‘Life Without Sound’.
ALBUM REVIEW: Neneh Cherry Is as Sharp as Ever on ‘Broken Politics’
With none other than Four Tet behind the boards.
ALBUM REVIEW: How To Dress Well Gets Dark and Gritty on ‘The Anteroom’
A brilliant hybrid of mangled sonics and sheer beauty.
ALBUM REVIEW: Kurt Vile Keeps on Keeping On on ‘Bottle It In’
Another hazy trip from the easy-going guitarman.
ALBUM REVIEW: Adrianne Lenker Strips down to Her Elements on ‘abysskiss’
An insular, stunning record from the Big Thief singer.
ALBUM REVIEW: Calvin Johnson Keeps It Weird on ‘A Wonderful Beast’
The indie legend is still having fun.
ALBUM REVIEW: Petite Noir Melds African and Western Into Something Entirely New on ‘La Maison Noir’
La Maison Noir / The Black House is the new visual EP from Petite Noir,
ALBUM REVIEW: Phosphorescent Does It Again on ‘C’est La Vie’
A feat of album craft that never overstays its welcome.
ALBUM REVIEW: Molly Burch Demonstrates Her Range on ‘First Flower’
She just doesn’t quite reach her potential.
ALBUM REVIEW: Cat Power’s Many Lives Coalesce on ‘Wanderer’
It has a quiet determination to that’s totally captivating and right for the times.
ALBUM REVIEW: Kero Kero Bonito’s ‘Time ‘n’ Place’ is a Spectacular Departure
The London trio comes through with a wild, genre-defying release.
ALBUM REVIEW: Buck Meek Does Something Different on Solo Debut
Big Thief guitarist gives aa deconstructed take on desert-fried folk, country and indie rock.
ALBUM REVIEW: Mudhoney Calls B.S. on ‘Digital Garbage’
The grunge grandaddies still have a lot to say, and it’s more poignant and needed than ever.
ALBUM REVIEW: There’s No Pretending on Villagers’ ‘The Art of Pretending to Swim’
Another stunning work of remarkable craft and nuance from Conor O’Brien.
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Double Negative’ is Low’s Most Radical Album Yet
It’s nothing short of stunning.
ALBUM REVIEW: First Aid Kit Keep the Sweetness Coming on the ‘Tender Offerings’ EP
An aptly-named companion EP to ‘Ruins’.
ALBUM REVIEW: Guerilla Toss Soundtracks Modern Madness on ‘Twisted Crystal’
The Brooklyn art punks keep things crazy on their third album.
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘And Nothing Hurt’ Is Spiritualized at Its Most Intimate
Another cosmic ride you’ll be glad you took.
ALBUM REVIEW: St. Paul & the Broken Bones Bottle the Classic R&B Sound on ‘Young Sick Camellia’
A convincing case for greatest active rhythm and blues band on the planet.
ALBUM REVIEW: Waxahatchee Strips Her Sound Bare on ‘Great Thunder EP’
A sparse but equally stunning contrast to ‘Out In The Storm’.
ALBUM REVIEW: Paul McCartney Keeps It Fresh on ‘Egypt Station’
The 76-year-old Beatle isn’t done until he says he is.
ALBUM REVIEW: Thou Brings It All Together on ‘Magus’
The heavy metal alchemists have birthed their masterpiece.
ALBUM REVIEW: DeVotchKa Ride Again on ‘The Night Falls Forever’
Sounding a bit like The National if they pretended to be 1920s Russians and were into burlesque
ALBUM REVIEW: Cory Wong Spreads Funky Positivity on ‘The Optimist’
Vulfpeck guitarist turns a near death experience into life-loving grooves.
ALBUM REVIEW: Something’s Missing on Interpol’s ‘Marauder’
But Paul Banks still knows how to wail!
ALBUM REVIEW: Blood Orange Takes On Heavy Themes on ‘Negro Swan’
The results are powerful but hard to digest.
ALBUM REVIEW: Steady Holiday Balances Lightness and Darkness on ‘Nobody’s Watching’
Indie pop with a twist of David Lynch.
ALBUM REVIEW: Papa M Meditates on ‘A Broke Moon Rises’
A contemplative listen from the busiest indie musician you haven’t heard of.
ALBUM REVIEW: Conner Youngblood Paint Landscape Masterpiece on ‘Cheyenne’
Everything you need, and nothing you don’t.
ALBUM REVIEW: Death Cab For Cutie Take Stock on ‘Thank You for Today’
Ben Gibbard is getting nostalgic in his old age.
ALBUM REVIEW: Mitski is in a League of Her Own on ‘Be The Cowboy’
She’s Iggy Pop’s favorite songwriter for a reason.
ALBUM REVIEW: El Ten Elven’s ‘Banker’s Hill Is Post-Rock at It’s Best
A truly noteworthy effort from the L.A. duo.
ALBUM REVIEW: Haley Heynderickx Will Feed Your Indie Folk Appetite with ‘I Need to Start a Garden’
Singer-songwriter spins a sparse stunner on debut album.
ALBUM REVIEW: Cordovas Sound Like Pretenders on ‘That Santa Fe Channel’
A Hollywood take on a “really cool, authentic, bearded bro band that can be sold to banks for commercials.”
ALBUM REVIEW: The Beths Make Awkwardness Endlessly Endearing on Debut Album
‘Future Me Hates Me’ is the most charming record you’ll hear all year.