Independent Pleasure Club is a near-perfect embodiment of the musical and political climate of New York City circa 2008.
The album’s strongest moments are carried by Heidi Sidelinker’s sweet and airy voice.
For all its creativity, however, Saint Dymphna does little justice to Gang Gang Dance’s oft-raved-about live shows.
The band’s sunny and melodic exuberance ensures that Such Fun is, above all else, a lot of fun.
For the most part the brothers Kadane stick with what’s worked in the past.
The album’s more energetic moments only serve as a frustrating indicator of Thibodeau’s potential.
Brazilian Girls are not from Brazil, only one of them is a girl, and their album New York City has very little to do with the Big Apple.
While filled with rich textures, layered sounds, hypnotic percussion and rippling waves of noise, it ends up being more plodding than epic.
On Fate, Dr. Dog wears their influences on their Americana rolled-up shirtsleeves no more or less blatantly than they have in the past.
Despite its musical accomplishments, Rook is not a particularly easy album to listen to.