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Alex Szeptycki

Rock Album Review: The War on Drugs — Sticking to the Straightforward

The album is not so much a step forward as a distillation of what The War on Drugs has always done well.

By: Alexander Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Alex Szeptycki, I Don’t Live Here Anymore, The War on Drugs

Rock Album Review: “Gold-Diggers Sound” — Lulling to the Max

Leon Bridges is the master of soft sensual tones, particularly when he intermingles the romantic and the steamy.

By: Alex Szeptycki Filed Under: Editorial, Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Alex Szeptycki, Gold Digger’s Sound, Leon Bridges

Book Review: “Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of the Hip-Hop South” — the Brilliance of OutKast

Chronicling Stankonia is an engaging read, one that adroitly balances rigorous academic research with a deeply personal narrative about Black life and art in the post-Civil Rights Era in the South.

By: Alex Szeptycki Filed Under: Books, Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review Tagged: Alex Szeptycki, Chronicling Stankonia, Hip Hop, OutKast

Music Appreciation: Exit Daft Punk

Few bands have shown themselves to be as infectious about their art — and for so long.

By: Alex Szeptycki Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Music, Popular Music, Rock Tagged: Alex Szeptycki, Daft Punk

Rock Album Review: Viagra Boys’ “Welfare Jazz” — Macho Bluster, Satirized

On Welfare Jazz, Viagra Boys succeed through their skillful manipulation of pure bombast, spurred on by haywire grooves as well as plenty of oversized personality.

By: Alex Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Alex Szeptycki, Viagra Boys, Welfare Jazz

Album Review: “Man on the Moon III: The Chosen” — Kid Cudi Finds Himself, Again

Occasional slip-ups shouldn’t obscure appreciation of Kid Cudi’s fantastic vocal performance.

By: Alex Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Alex Szeptycki, Kid Cudi, Man on the Moon III: The Chosen

Pop Review: Jean Dawson’s “Pixel Bath” — Awash in Riches

Jean Dawson’s Pixel Bath is one of the most exciting releases I’ve heard this year.

By: Alex Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Review, Rock Tagged: Alex Szeptycki, Jean Dawson, Pixel Bath

Pop Review: Gorillaz’s Exhilarating “Song Machine”

Song Machine rejuvenates the band’s core identity; it is the best music Gorillaz has made in a decade.

By: Alex Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Alex Szeptycki, Gorillaz, Song Machine

Folk Album Review: Fleet Foxes’ “Shore” — Finding Serenity in Anxious Times

For Fleet Foxes, Shore is impressively consistent. Each track presents a meticulously detailed soundscapes deepened by Robin Pecknold’s varied meditative perspectives.

By: Alex Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Alex Szeptycki, Fleet Foxes, Robin Pecknold, Shore

Pop Album Review: A.G. Cook’s “Apple” — Half-Baked

A.G. Cook’s undeniable talent shines through in spots, but the record suggests that the celebrated producer has a ways to go before stepping into his own as a solo artist.

By: Alex Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: 7G, A.G. Cook, Alex Szeptycki, Apple, PC music

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