Review: Phoenix – Alpha Zulu
Phoenix’s seventh album Alpha Zulu is their first release that could be categorized as just “synthpop,” which the band surprisingly pulls off.
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Review: Hot Chip – Freakout/Release
Freakout/Release ups the ante on what to expect from Hot Chip’s tracks without upending what to expect from a Hot Chip album.
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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: 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: 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: 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: Metronomy – Metronomy Forever
As their most expansive album ever, Metronomy’s sixth album Metronomy Forever is the electronic act’s magnum opus, or at least tries to be.
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Review: Bag Raiders – Horizons
After nine years, Bag Raiders are back and have taken a chill pill on Horizons.
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Review: Friendly Fires – Inflorescent
On third album Inflorescent, Friendly Fires mark their return with their most danceable (and most mindless) album yet.
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Review: Foals – Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1
Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1’s skillful incorporation more of electronic elements than Foals have ever used before will leave you pumped for volume 2.
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Review: STRFKR – Being No One, Going Nowhere
STRFKR (formerly known as Starfucker before vowels fell out of fashion) never wanted to be pinned down or confined to any single box. In an interview, frontman Josh Hodges declared that the band’s mission was to create “dance music that you can actually listen to, that’s good pop songs, but also you can dance
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