The songs rarely cohere into anything greater than the sum of their individual parts.
The album implicitly and explicitly tangles with the question of where an artist as singular as Karin Dreijer can go from here.
The British rapper embraces a caffeinated punk sound that suggests a cross between Cockney Rejects and Dizzee Rascal.
Listening to the entire album in one sitting is akin to binging a seven-course meal.
The album evokes a childlike wonder, where the difference between terms such as “music” and “noise” becomes almost meaningless.
The album finds the band returning, or perhaps regressing, to the murky hellscape of their earlier work.
The album is a continuation of the Portland rapper’s increasingly formulaic approach to album curation.
The album repeatedly stalls before it ever has a chance to really take off.
In 1998, the Queen of Pop flung herself like a whirling dervish into a genre whose commercial prospects were uncertain at best.
The album finds the band attempting to take another step toward musical and emotional maturity.
The band attempts to blend a number of disparate musical genres, but the result is often less than the sum of the parts.
The album sign-posts its themes and musical choices but lacks a coherent overall vision.
The producer’s second album is the work of an artist who’s more than willing and able to prove himself all over again.
While the album fits neatly into the indie-pop landscape, its songs don’t rely on repeated hooks, unfurling organically.
The band’s eighth studio album sees them delve even deeper into cryptic symbolism.
The electronic duo’s 10th album feels more like a document of the times than a sci-fi fantasy.
We took a look back through the singer’s catalog and picked her 20 best singles.
No matter the tempo or setting, the singer’s sophomore effort is fully aware of how the body can both entrap and liberate.
The duo takes one step closer to the present by interspersing their 20th-century callbacks with nods to turn-of-the-millennium pop-rock.
While the singer’s intentions may be direct, the album fails to live up to its self-assured namesake.
As much as Smith tries to step out of the box, the singer still sounds most comfortable playing to their previously established strengths.