Singer-songwriter Julien Baker has always been a shockingly honest performer with songs so cathartic and visceral in their rendering that it allows li…
‘Oh! Pardon tu dormais…’ review: Jane Birkin’s stunning odyssey through love and loss
In 1988, filmmaker Agnès Varda created a lovely, freewheeling docudrama called Jane B. par Agnès V. in honor of friend and collaborator Jane…
‘Glowing in the Dark’ review: Django Django continue to destroy genres
The longer music develops, the more obsolete genre labels become, and Django Django’s newest release solidifies that fact. With a weird mesh of …
‘For the first time’ review: Black Country, New Road’s debut full-length is thrilling, experimental
“Hype kills art.” It’s a statement that has become increasingly apparent in the age of online entertainment discourse. In the music …
“OK Human” review: Weezer continues a streak of mediocrity on latest album
It’s honestly comical how unsubtle Weezer has become when thinking about their conceptual and stylistic reference points. Their career over the …
“Nobody is Listening” review: ZAYN disappoints with uneven return
Zayn strives for a late-night bedroom R&B experience on his latest album Nobody is Listening. Each song is a slow jam meant to inspire lovemaking,…
‘Medicine at Midnight’ review: Foo Fighters’ failures continue but at least they’re not dull
For as legendary as the Foo Fighters are, outside of a few singled-out LPs, the group’s album-based consistency has been a disappointing affair—…