The album sustains a remarkable degree of structural tension over the course of its brief song cycle.
With their latest, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs full-on metamorphose.
Naked Willie is an act of historical revisionism.
The album confirms that Earle has far more going for him than just his lineage.
As Neko Case’s brand of macabre, modern American gothic music has become more obtuse and difficult, she’s only seen her popularity expand.
That nearly every song has a point of comparison that exists outside of the album’s context itself makes for a scattershot, confused listen.
Ruins of Berlin is both a testament to Romweber’s ongoing influence and a compelling record in its own right.
Whatever mystique Hungry Bird may have held is diminished by the actual hearing of it.
The album is one of tremendous sadness.
The musician incorporates a variety of distinct influences, from smooth Memphis soul to heavily distorted psychedelia.
Sea Sew makes for both a challenging and a charming proper introduction for Hannigan.
Sing lays Wynonna’s influences bare in a way that she’s never previously committed to record.
On the whole, Mangini’s production choices successfully recreate an old-school R&B vibe.
Having good taste in collaborators and influences doesn’t make up for how often Bentley repeats himself.
Ready for the Flood finds the two long-time collaborators more or less picking up where they left off.
The album announces Friedman’s arrival as one of the genre’s smartest and deepest talents.
If not boasting the most sophisticated of concepts, the record does have an overarching narrative about seemingly endless nights spent out on the club circuit.
The album finds one of the most talented, most creative pop bands finally and gloriously figuring it all out.
Most of the chances that Watkins and Foreman have taken for this record pay off.
The execution of these remixes simply isn’t going to impress fans of Cash’s brand of country or of cutting-edge dance music.