Album Reviews
Kid Ink’s “My Own Lane” is his own sell-out album
When a handful of Chris Brown guest verses are the best thing about your album, you might have a problem […]
Album Reviews
Album Reviews
Wig Out At Jagbags: Another hodgepodge attempt from Stephen Malkmus
Just remember that every time you try to decipher his lyrics, Stephen Malkmus laughs at you, not with you […]
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Free Your Mind is a passable homage to early rave culture
Verdict: Crazy rave parties with Cut Copy are probably not very wild or crazy, but they make an effort […]
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Never has Lady Gaga sounded so unsure of herself as she does on ARTPOP
After basking in the glory of Lady Gaga’s wonderful weirdness for so long, it’s almost easy to forget that at some point in order to be considered a musical visionary, visionary music must be made […]
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Katy Perry’s Prism is just another top-40 album
Does anyone really care about top 40 albums? This is not a dig at Katy Perry, whom I’ll readily admit to turning up plenty of her singles whenever they play on the radio their required […]
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“AM” is groovy music for those less than groovy nights
The lads of Arctic Monkeys have certainly come far from being that same gang of charming, bratty punks sneering about how uncool the squares were.
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Bland thoughts, bland words, bland actions
It never bodes well for a band when they’re putting out what could be accurately described as a “comeback” album only four albums deep into their career.
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“Mountains Beaches Cites” takes all the right pop cues
The sounds on the album go from poppy, to pleasant, to dreamy, hitting everything else in between. […]
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“Pythons” is almost ruined by frontman Pitts’ baggage
Let’s get the elephant out of the room right up front, shall we? Surfer Blood frontman, John Paul Pitts, was arrested on March 31, 2012 for assaulting his girlfriend.
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Review: Futurebirds ‘Baba Yaga’
Grade: B- Verdict: A richly rewarding jam band experience with a southern-fried tinge will greet you if you’re willing to stay awake through all the filler. I’ll just cut right to the chase: how you […]
