Reviews

Review: Japandroids – Celebration Rock

Shred through all the raw power and abandon of Japandroid’s 2nd album, Celebration Rock and you’ll taste the rarified nectar of the rock gods — stage sweat and bloody knuckles.

Review: Gossip – A Joyful Noise

Gossip’s A Joyful Noise is very much so a departure from their earlier work, unfortunately it keeps the occasionally delicious “signature Gossip” redeeming qualities too few and far between.

Review: El-P – Cancer For Cure

Cancer For Cure, El-P’s first album in five years, is his most complete solo effort to date.

Review: Simian Mobile Disco – Unpatterns

Simian Mobile Disco’s third LP, Unpatterns promises an effort to stave off formulaic staleness, and does so at its best moments.

Review: Sigur Ros – Valtari

Valtari, the Iceland post-rock vanguards Sigur Ros’ first album in nearly four years, is beautiful, lush and understated at the most startling moments.

Passion Pit: Gossamer (Tracklist)

On July 24th, Passion Pit finally return with new album, Gossamer. We’ve already heard recession-era first single “Talk A Walk”, and now we’ve got the album’s tracklist to share.

Review: Beach House – Bloom

The dream pop duo has recorded an album that is spotless from start to finish, an unquestionably beautiful collection of songs. But man, does it sound familiar.

New Animal Collective: ‘Centipede Hz’ Album

Last week Animal Collective surprised fans with the excellent new single Honeycomb / Gotham, and now we’ve learned that the band will release Centipede Hz, the long-awaited follow up to…

Review: Best Coast – The Only Place

On The Only Place, the L.A.-based duo replaces candid emotion and lo-fi production with mediocre songwriting and inelegant lyrics.

Review: Light Asylum – Light Asylum

A fierce collection of dark new-wave that is propelled by Shabbib Funchess’ personality as much as her voice.

Santigold Master of My Make-Believe cover

Review: Santigold – Master of My Make-Believe

The whole world is eagerly watching, tweeting, ruminating over Master Of My Make-Believe, another long awaited memento of why we fell in love with Santigold; a fresh beat to greet the encroaching summer.

Review: Lower Dens – Nootropics

Lower Dens’ first album, Twin Hand Movement, was a fantastic collection of songs that established the band’s ability to plunge from carefully crafted rock melodies into psychedelic moments of dark beauty; somehow, Nootropics is able to dive even deeper.

Review: Toro y Moi – June 2009

Raw tracings of indie yesteryear to next summer’s next big thing.

Review: Suckers – Candy Salad

Although Candy Salad is more consistent than Wild Smile, most tracks rely more on catchy hooks and opening licks while the rest of the song is more repetitive.

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