Perhaps the most heroic feat of this album is that it’s the second universally acclaimed album from Big Thief this year. That might not have been much of a feat in the 60s, when Dylan, Stone…
Album Review: Danny Brown – “uknowhatimsayin¿”
With dark and rumbling production matched against Danny Brown’s high and reedy voice, his last trilogy of albums have been compelling to say the least. Atrocity Exhibition, released in 2016 to gr…
Album Review: Tinariwen – “Amadjar”
Almost uniquely for any band around the world, Tinariwen’s background story is even more interesting than their music, which is not at all to disparage their gripping variation on Saharan desert blues…
Album Review: Sleater-Kinney – “The Center Won’t Hold”
Sleater-Kinney made a great album (Call the Doctor) before drummer Janet Weiss came on board and it’s likely that they could make several more, despite her announced departure in July. Yet losing one …
Album Review: Various Artists – “The Lion King: The Gift”
I don’t believe those that claim this album can be listened to as a completely separate “work of art” from the Disney remake. After all, every other track is an audio snippet from the film. It doesn’t…
Album Review: Big K.R.I.T. – “K.R.I.T. IZ HERE”
Big K.R.I.T. is getting some traction, and this fourth album from the Mississippi rapper has attained some measure of commercial success. Promoted by four singles of varying quality, it’s been markete…
Album Review: Hot Chip – “A Bath Full of Ecstasy”
Hot Chip have always had a streak of violence in them, most memorably in the title track of The Warning which warned: “Hot Chip will break your legs/Snap off your head/Hot Chip will put you down…