Rock
Jean Dawson’s Pixel Bath is one of the most exciting releases I’ve heard this year.
Read More“I think these shots bring out the fierceness of black metal, and the models are saying, ‘We can be this.’”
Read MoreBook Review: “Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls” — A Disappointing Look at Women, Music, and Fame
Journalist Lisa Robinson deconstructed the idea of the girl who could hang with the guys (and laugh off their casual misogyny) long before Gillian Flynn immortalized the Cool Girl in Gone Girl.
Read MoreFangirls is a funny and poignant survey of an essential coming-of-age experience.
Read MoreSong Machine rejuvenates the band’s core identity; it is the best music Gorillaz has made in a decade.
Read More“It was a little frustrating at first, but we’re figuring out how to give music to the people that need it right now.”
Read MoreExistential Reckoning confronts today’s lethal inanity in blistering fashion, via songs that posit dire consequences for a country that wants to be entertained more than wants to be informed.
Read MoreFor Fleet Foxes, Shore is impressively consistent. Each track presents a meticulously detailed soundscapes deepened by Robin Pecknold’s varied meditative perspectives.
Read MoreIt should be no surprise that Sawyer seeks and finds new sounds on Less Than More Than. The EP is a deep dive into synth-driven pop that expands on the band’s philosophy.
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The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll: The Institution Continues