Nearly 20 years into his career, M. Ward consistently produces albums that are classic yet fresh all at once. Ward accomplishes this again with his newest release, the atmospheric Migration Stories. M. Ward is a refreshingly subtle artist, with his guitar…
Album Review: Margaret Glaspy captures the feelings of modern romance on “Devotion”
Margaret Glaspy’s second full-length release, Devotion, couldn’t be more aptly named. In its 12 tracks, the album traces a variety of concerns related to love, intimacy, lust, and devotion, all intermingled with an undercurrent of pessimistic apprehension. Taken as a whole,…
High Maintenance Season 4 Finale Review
The evolution of High Maintenance has been a slow and steady one. The format of the show has evolved since its beginnings in 2012 as a several-minutes-long web series released in small chunks at a time, to a four-season-long HBO series. At…
Album Review: Gordon Lightfoot – “Solo”
At 81 years-old and 20-plus studio albums into his career, Gordon Lightfoot is still releasing music. While his latest release, Solo, is a warm and charming entry, it doesn’t do too much more to distinguish itself from the novelty of being…
High Maintenance 4×08 Review: “Solo”
In this week’s penultimate season four episode, High Maintenance considers two different perspectives on being alone, or “Solo.” The first section, which acts as a tantalizing appetizer for the entire installment, features a person who has perhaps lost self-awareness through living alone.…
High Maintenance 4×07 Review: “Hand”
“Hand,” the latest entry in the uneven but interesting fourth season of High Maintenance is a slight, but entertaining episode. After a season full of ups and downs, and after the emotional beats of last week, “Hand” is a welcome return to…
Album Review: Anna Calvi remixes and reconfigures her previous album on “Hunted”
Anna Calvi’s Hunted, a remix EP of songs from her last full-length Hunter, is a rare accomplishment in that it is a collection of “remixes” of a sort that are at least equally as good as the originals while still standing apart…
