Six albums in, Widowspeak release a remarkable shoegaze-sounding album, chock full of sweet metaphors and honest heartbreak.
‘Candydrip’ review: Lucky Daye pushes the envelope for modern R&B
There aren’t too many voices in modern R&B that stand out from the crowd like Lucky Daye’s does. His expressive, tender, and subtly growly vocal delivery has helped build his prominence as a male vocalist at the forefront of the…
‘Classic Objects’ review: Jenny Hval explores artistry and identity in her latest album
Jenny Hval has long examined the relationship between identity and art. On her latest album, Classic Objects, Hval explores the meaning of defining oneself as an artist in a world that largely rejects art’s value as a form of evaluation…
‘PAINLESS’ review: Nilüfer Yanya finds inner peace in her latest album
The cover art of the latest album from Nilüfer Yanya, PAINLESS, is filled with cutouts of buildings surrounding a city skyline. Trapped below these layers of gray concrete are Yanya’s signature pink wings wishing to take flight and break free.…
‘Love Sux’ Review: Avril Lavigne time wraps to the early noughties pop-punk fever dream
With the beginning the current pop-punk revival we are in, Avril Lavigne is back with Love Sux, the ferocious new offering from the singer drawn from early noughties nostalgia reflected through a modern perspective. But calling it Lavigne’s symbolic return to…
‘Time Skiffs’ review: Animal Collective conveys a story that yet has to find its ending
If you want to feel old, keep in mind that Animal Collective is coming near their third decade together as a band. And six years later (almost to the day), they have finally returned with a completely rejuvenated sound created…
‘Laurel Hell’ review: Mitski returns with a sobering and contemplative look at music and her relationship with it
With her warbling and echoing vocals that possess such vulnerability and barely contained emotions, indie artist Mitski has produced some of the finest records of the last decade. Ruthlessly deliberate in their production and both indignant and grateful at the…