The songs rarely cohere into anything greater than the sum of their individual parts.
The duo’s first album in nearly 24 years finds them returning to their craft but not exactly returning to form.
The album doesn’t quite justify its runtime, but the rapper has the good sense to try out a series of different stylistic conceits.
Despite Feist’s talents as a musician, her latest fades too easily into the background.
The album serves as a concise and clear-eyed showcase for Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee’s innate talents at crafting pop-rap.
The album feels more defined by genre than the band’s past work, but the anger running through it is contagious.
The last thing you’ll be doing is dozing off to these overwhelmingly fretful compositions.
The push and pull of chaos and order, of melody and discord, permeates the emotional core of the singer’s songs.
The album cycles through an eclectic range of influences, from grunge to shoegaze to country-style balladry.
A sense of loss remains pervasive and all-encompassing on the trio’s third album.
The Manchester post-punk band mostly plays to their strengths by leaning into the progressive, dance-y side of their sound.
The trio struggles to find a collective identity or creative method that complements their myriad talents.
The album abounds in adventurous new tangents seamlessly integrated with rocking, crowd-pleasing thrills.
If this is the start of the band’s long fade out, here’s hoping those faders don’t come down too quickly.
We’ve ranked all nine of the singer’s albums, including her latest, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.
The album feels more like a placeholder in the singer’s discography than an audacious new chapter.
The experimental musician’s debut album testifies to the liberating potential of making a racket.
The album finds emotional power in its varied sonic palettes and searching lyricism.
While it may appear wholly flippant upon first listen, the album is far more sophisticated than it seems.
The album is the stuff of neon dreams, even if the group’s ’80s throwback sound has lost some of its novelty.
The album pairs the singer’s rasp with chilled-out contemporary pop arrangements—with mixed results.