The album sounds beamed in from an earlier decade, but it runs deeper than nostalgia.
The album challenges assumptions about what pop is and offers an exciting glimpse of what it could be.
The album reflects both the singer’s dedication to the genre and his desire not to be confined by it.
Despite their short runtimes, many of the songs on the album still manage to pack a punch.
The album remains distinctive in its presentation of ‘60s revivalism filtered through ‘80s indie sensibilities.
Swift and Antonoff’s work together has, more often than not, resulted in pop magic.
If the band sticks too closely to familiar sonic territory, it is, at least, one that they’ve mastered.
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A visceral examination of art and nature when both are pushed to the brink.
A live album that revisits its source material with even more grit and grime.
The album sustains a vibe that’s melancholic without sacrificing hooks, but its minimalism undercuts the singer’s strengths.
The band creates an undercurrent of anxiety with mismatched rhythms, drum fills, and subtle dissonance.
The effects-laden video takes a page from Poor Things and Severance.
The album gives voice to female rage in a way that finds truth in the ugliness.
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The album mostly pushes forward in a way that jettisons its capacity for introspection.
The album captures the freedom of hitting the open road and the dizziness of moving on.
The album is a landmark provocation that dares the country music establishment to look itself in the eye.
Memories of the Black Keys as a scuzzy, basement-dwelling DIY blues-rock duo have long since faded.
The band once again demonstrates their knack for vibe-setting but struggles to captivate.
This is a band magnetically pulled toward the sounds, images, and aesthetic that define them.