Laura Veirs knows who she is and what she does, and with The Lookout she returns after a long solo absence sounding as polished and assured as ever. A…
Album Review: Manic Street Preachers – “Resistance Is Futile”
The world has changed a lot since 1986, when the Manic Street Preachers were formed. The politicians in charge are different; Richey Edwards is gone, …
Album Review: Breaking Benjamin – “Ember”
Lead singer of Breaking Benjamin, Benjamin Burnley, stated in a recent interview that the hard-rock band’s sixth studio album, Ember, was their…
Album Review: Kacey Musgraves – “Golden Hour”
Kacey Musgraves has always had a spotlight shone on defying the immaculate—and arguably unfair and double standard-laden—expectations of country music…
Album Review: Flatbush Zombies – “Vacation in Hell”
Flatbush Zombies have had a peculiar career compared to their contemporaries. They’ve been featured with substantial artists, such as Joey Badas…
Album Review: Wye Oak – “The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs”
Although Wye Oak’s latest album starts strong, and with a lot of elements in play, at the end of its run time it feels as if it has entirely slipped t…
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 th…