By Emilie Medland-Marchen, March 29 2016
Lo-fi ‘90s revivalists Yuck return with Stranger Things, their first album in three years. After exploring a poppier sound in 2013’s Glow and Behold, the band returns to their roots with a noisy but … Read the rest
By Kent Wong, March 22 2016 —
Riding the popularity of their 2012 Grammy-winning The Heist, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis return with the long awaited follow-up, This Unruly Mess I’ve Made. The duo’s sound changes as the artists draw inspiration … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, March 18 2016 —
Aaron Maine doesn’t sound like he’d be much fun to hang out with. On Pool, his second full-length release under the Porches alias, the New York indie-pop crooner sings songs that simultaneously mourn … Read the rest
By Kent Wong, March 15 2016 —
Kendrick Lamar has established himself as a pivotal figure in hip-hop, releasing the highly-acclaimed To Pimp a Butterfly last year. Lamar considers himself more of a writer than a rapper, which is justified, … Read the rest
By Danielle Kim, March 8 2016 —
The 1975’s sophomore album, I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It, was preceded by a lot of buzz, including a cryptic e-mail chain leading … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, March 8 2016 —
Animal Collective has been a divisive band since the release of their breakout record over a decade ago. The Baltimore group refuses to settle on a single genre, jumping between psychedelic pop, electronica … Read the rest
By Kent Wong, February 23 2016 —
Kayne West last touched our lives in 2013 with his seventh album, Yeezus. His long-anticipated follow-up, The Life of Pablo, is a thematically confused album marred by name changes and delays. But even … Read the rest
By Derek Baker, February 23 2016 —
Brooklyn-based artist Jean-Philip Grobler, better known by the alias St. Lucia, has recently made a name for himself in the electronica music scene. Originally born in South Africa, the songwriter earned a following … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, February 9 2016 —
Ever since DIIV’s exhilarating 2012 debut, band leader Zachary Smith has fielded a lot of questions about a follow-up record. Their first album, Oshin, was defined by engulfing guitar-driven musical textures. Smith, though, … Read the rest
By Emilie Medland-Marchen, February 9 2016 —
Rihanna’s new album is a force to be reckoned with. Like the artist’s previous release, ANTI is an ambitious step forward for the pop star, featuring a collection of songs exploring different genres … Read the rest