This is the third Anderson .Paak album to be named after a California coastal town. So it’s the completion of a loose trilogy, and because it…
Album Review: Mumford & Sons – “Delta”
Modern rock has had a rough showing over the past two or three weeks. New albums from the Imagine Dragons and the Smashing Pumpkins have garnered main…
Album Review: The Prodigy – “No Tourists”
Big, stupid beats have been this group’s speciality ever since The Fat of the Land managed to erase the memory of the multilayered Music for the Jilte…
Review: The Good, The Bad & The Queen – “Merrie Land”
Damon Albarn loves to sing about England. First, he did it through Blur—through the yearning of “For Tomorrow” and the wit of “Parklife.” Then, in the…
Album Review: Muse – “Simulation Theory”
Muse were always over-the-top. Which is probably why I adored them as a teenager – teenage emotions tend towards the over-the-top, as you’ll be …
Album Review: Charles Bradley – “Black Velvet”
The life of Charles Bradley was always associated with struggle. The soul singer spent the first 62 years of his life trying to make a living for hims…
Album Review: Dilly Dally – Heaven
For Dilly Dally, Heaven is a much-needed rebirth. The Toronto-based four-piece had no way of anticipating the success that would follow their 2015 deb…