Arriving after her 2017 LP, Out in the Storm, Katie Crutchfield’s new release as Waxahatchee plays like an extended comedown from that last album. While Storm was full-bodied and full of high-spirited…
Album Review: Anna Calvi – “Hunter”
In the seven years since Anna Calvi’s self-titled debut, the artist has only released two more albums. It feels rare these days for musicians to take such time in-between albums—about three to four ye…
Album Review: Nothing – “Dance on the Blacktop”
On their third studio release, Dance on the Blacktop, shoegazing band Nothing has crafted another burst of sound that belies their name. Nothing, as a name, is still terrifically apt for a word to sum…
Album Review: Mitski – “Be the Cowboy”
Mitski’s first album since her 2016 breakthrough hit Puberty 2 is able to deepen the sound and expand on the themes explored in that record, with a deft and original touch. In an interview with Out ma…
Album Review: James – “Living in Extraordinary Times”
The latest release from British pop band James, Living in Extraordinary Times, takes the band’s familiar up-tempo, romantic spirit and mixes in a fair amount of grit and anxiety courtesy of life in 20…
Album Review: Amanda Shires – “To the Sunset”
Amanda Shires’ latest solo record, To the Sunset, is rife with charmingly detailed and surprising turns of phrase, but ultimately falls short of its potential effectiveness. The ten tracks comprising…
Album Review: Starchild & The New Romantic – “Language”
Bryndon Cook as Starchild & The New Romantic pulls from an array of influences from the worlds of pop, R&B, and funk. Language is the first Starchild album since 2016’s Crucial and is almost t…