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There’s little doubt at this point regarding the 26-year-old guitarist’s talent for pulling multiple influences into one cohesive, original sound.
Read MoreIt is always heartening for an album to live up to its much-anticipated buildup. It is even more reassuring that, after nearly four decades, The Goo Goo Dolls are breaking new ground.
Read More“Farewell” is the shortest album in the series, but it is perhaps the most provocative in the way it calmly muses, philosophically, on the form that togetherness can take – as it exists and as it dissolves.
Read MoreAge certainly wasn’t an issue in terms of energy. Elvis Costello played for a solid two hours with barely a break, running through four decades of music with a heavy emphasis on the old favorites.
Read MoreWalter Crockett’s beautiful album is as multifaceted as life itself.
Read MoreI applaud She & Him’s selection of Brian Wilson tunes while at the same time feeling that some are not well-suited to their loungey, languid pop stylings.
Read More“One of the positives to come out of this whole [pandemic lockdown] experience is that everyone found out what is important in their lives. Those of us who love music realized just how special it is.”
Read MoreThe Stone Age is only about the gossip, to the point where even when something (potentially) true comes along, it still reads like trash.
Read More“Episode III. The Fall” is the most thematically focused installment in the four-part I Am the Moon saga so far.
Read MoreOur cup runneth over with tears — at this point, breakup albums may have overstayed their welcome.
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