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Alexander Szeptycki

Pop Album Review: Charli XCX’s “Crash” — Loud, Reckless, and Messy

Charli packages existential angst and heartache in sly, self aware pop performances that manage to deftly fuse self-conscious artificiality with earnest passion.

By: Alexander Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review Tagged: Alexander Szeptycki, Charli XCX, Crash

Pop Album Review: Beach House’s “Once Twice Melody” — Plenty of the Same Old Good Thing

Once Twice Melody goes about refining rather than changing Beach House’s vision of dream pop.

By: Alexander Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: "Once Twice Melody", Alex Scally, Alexander Szeptycki, Beach House, Victoria LeGrand

Rock Album Review: Black Country, New Road — An Ending and a Culmination

Regardless of what’s to come, Ants From Up There represents a dizzying creative apex for Black Country, New Road.

By: Alexander Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Alexander Szeptycki, Ants From Up There, Black Country, New Road

Rock Album Review: Mitski’s “Laurel Hell” — The Art of Exhaustion

At times, Laurel Hell’s withering fatigue is directed at the clash between commodification and art.

By: Alexander Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Review, Rock Tagged: Alexander Szeptycki, Laurel Hell, Mitski

Electronic Art Pop Album Review: FKA twigs’ “Caprisongs” — Hypnotic Mixtape

The format may be different, but FKA twigs remains as hypnotic as ever on her album Caprisongs.

By: Alexander Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review Tagged: Alexander Szeptycki, art pop, Caprisongs, electronic, FKA Twigs

Arts Feature: Music That Sustained Us Through (Another) Year of the Pandemic

Canadian singer/songwriter Allison Russell’s Outside Child made two lists. And so did Little Simz’s Sometime I Might Be Introvert.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock, World Music Tagged: Alexander Szeptycki, Daniel Gewertz, Paul Robicheau, Scott McLennan

Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project – Celebrating a Great Year in Music (October Entry)

Arts Fuse writers continue their countdown of great music celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. This month’s diverse list includes Los Tigres Del Norte, Santana, Gentle Giant, Sparks, and T-Rex.

By: Allen Michie Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock, World Music Tagged: Acquiring the Taste, Alexander Szeptycki, Allen Michie, Chelsea Spear, Cuquita, Electric Warrior, Gentle Giant, halfnelson, Jason M. Rubin, Jeremy Ray Jewell, Los Tigres Del Norte, Paul Robicheau, Santana, Santana III, Sparks, T. Rex

Rap Album Review: Lil Nas X’s “MONTERO” — More than a Meme

With this satisfying album Lil Nas X has made one thing clear — he’s more than a meme.

By: Alexander Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Uncategorized Tagged: Alexander Szeptycki, Lil Nas X, MONTERO

Rock Album Review: In Hinds Sight — “The Prettiest Curse”

Hinds’ shortcomings are readily apparent, but their infectious energy is undeniable.

By: Alex Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Alexander Szeptycki, Hinds, The Prettiest Curse

Rock Review: Jade Hairpins — Cruising Down “Harmony Avenue”

In the spirit of its mischievous name, Jade Hairpins never takes itself all that seriously, and that is all to the good. Why dampen eccentricity this joyful with any reservations?

By: Alex Szeptycki Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Alexander Szeptycki, Harmony Avenue, Jade Hairpins, Jonah Falco, Mike Haliechuck

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