If Sheezus was Lily Allen’s Yeezus (it wasn’t, but never mind), then No Shame is her 808s & Heartbreak, the sound of a hugely talented and ferociously funny pop star collapsing in on herself perso…
Album Review: Oneohtrix Point Never – “Age Of”
Age Of… what, exactly? That question mark hangs over much of the desperately bleak music on Oneohtrix Point Never’s latest album. The genre, mood, tempo, and volume clashes that comprise the electroni…
Album Review: Parquet Courts – “Wide Awake!”
Parquet Courts’ new record is called Wide Awake!, or WIDE AWAAAAAAKE! as it says on the album cover, which matters because this album is a loud cry of despair at the state of the world today. Al…
Album Review: Speedy Ortiz – “Twerp Verse”
According to lead singer/guitarist Sadie Dupuis on the album’s Bandcamp page, a “twerp verse” is “when a musician guests on a track and says something totally outlandish – like a Lil Wayne verse – but…
Album Review: Willie Nelson – “Last Man Standing”
This site is called The Young Folks – and it makes sense for youngsters to write music reviews, seeing as how most of the vital music produced at any given time is made by Young Folks. But not all of …
Album Review: Sting & Shaggy – “44/876”
The goofiest concept of the year… goes to this album’s cover. If you were one of Sting or Shaggy’s offspring then probably the sight of them posing together on motorcycles would cause a minor stroke o…
Album Review: Toni Braxton – “Sex & Cigarettes”
You might get the wrong impression from this album’s title and its album cover. You might think, as I did, that this would be her Beyoncé, an album that explores erotic adventure and satisfaction, par…