Review: Everything Everything – Re-Animator
For a band who thrives in maximalism, the toned-down Re-Animator is surprisingly well done, even it comes at the expense of some excitement.
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Review: Bright Eyes – Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was
Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was brings all the aspects of past Bright Eyes together at once, and then turns everything up to 11.
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Review: Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death
A Hero’s Death is the opposite of a sophomore slump.
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Review: Muzz – Muzz
Muzz brings the talents of three musicians together to make a sophisticated album that stands apart from each of their main projects.
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Review: Car Seat Headrest – Making a Door Less Open
Making a Door Less Open is essentially Car Seat Headrest’s way of saying “screw it” to the hype and doing what they want.
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Review: The Strokes – The New Abnormal
After their years of youthful rock star indiscretion and then years apart after that, the Strokes have really pulled themselves together on The New Abnormal
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Review: Sufjan Stevens & Lowell Brams – Aporia
There’s a few hiccups and a few highlights, but Aporia otherwise takes you on a pleasant albeit innocuous journey.
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Review: Stephen Malkmus – Traditional Techniques
For all his musical unpredictability lately, Stephen Malkmus certainly sounds like he knows what he’s doing on the folksy Traditional Techniques.
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Review: Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
Combining the electronic psychedelia of Currents with ruminations on time slipping by, your future self will thank you for giving The Slow Rush a listen.
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Review: Destroyer – Have We Met
Have We Met’s gloomy lyrics and pared-back instrumentation shouldn’t turn you off from what’s essentially a great release.
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Review: Bombay Bicycle Club – Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
Everything Else Has Gone Wrong is less a grand comeback album than a warm “welcome back” album.
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Review: Of Montreal – UR FUN
The synthpop of UR FUN make it the most accessible of Montreal in some time, though longer-term fans may be less easily impressed.
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