The album revisits tracks from The Sensual World and The Red Shoes not to leech off their success, but ostensibly to fix them.
Alasdair MacLean and Lupe Núñez-Fernández mostly drag each other down into a territory of steady but uninspiring beauty.
The consistent issue with Disc-Overy is the pairing of Tempah with people who fail to elevate him.
No one watches martial-arts movies to learn lessons.
WWE Films’s That’s What I Am is surprisingly low on testosterone.
A return to classic form on Lollipop would be nearly impossible for the Meat Puppets.
The concept behind The Greatest Movie Ever Sold is a big one, large enough that it takes the entire movie to fulfill it.
The five tracks collected here are a jumble, but they also provide a window onto the stylistic borders of the band’s sound.
Films like The Double Hour frustrate by way of surplus.
The album represents growth for Ponytail, whose music up to now has resembled abstract expressionist painting.
Nine Types of Light is a strong, smart effort from a band that continues to push resolutely forward.
The new version of Arthur will be inevitably saddled by the ghost of its predecessor.
Blood Pressures works mostly because of how fully the duo believes in the junk they’re spitting out.
Could the dissonant production techniques of Tyler and his Odd Future crew already be wheedling their way into mainstream rap?
Safari Disco Club is a definite breakthrough for Yelle, though it lacks for distinct leadership.
The nicest thing to be said about Cat Run might be that it doesn’t know what kind of movie it wants to become.
The 1000 Softcore Tourist People Club often sounds like the soundtrack to a video game we’re not allowed to play.
Focusing on the fallout from a tell-all novel, Peep World itself feels like a bad literary adaptation.
Violence is a hook on 101, which attempts to recast Keren Ann as a fiercer, more forceful presence.
Burke doesn’t do much to explore his new rumbly, teddy bear-style delivery, but the deep tones of his voice still make it an interesting instrument.