Florence Welch and crew’s fifth studio affair hosts the band’s most instinctual pop-leanings in quite some time.
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In a genre frequently belied for being one-dimensional, Lambert’s characters appear in 3D, fully formed at even the simplest of couplets.
Read moreLet’s Eat Grandma Embrace Artistic Growth and New Lyrical Depths on ‘Two Ribbons’ | Album Review
On their third studio affair, the duo form their eccentricities with more immediacy than ever before.
Read moreJack White Brings the Noise on ‘Fear of the Dawn’ | Album Review
White’s fourth solo studio affair is a focused and galivanting Red Bull car chase at midnight, at once its biggest strength and the hindrance to its chances at longevity.
Read moreMitski Transforms Turmoil into Provocative Pop Confections on ‘Laurel Hell’ | Album Review
As Mitski’s sixth studio LP reinforces, you don’t just tune in for the lyrics, the indelible production, the quiet-loud emotional dynamics, or the music videos, but all of the above, and more.
Read moreAnaïs Mitchell’s Narrative Voice Inspires on Introspective, Evocative Self-Titled LP | Album Review
Relative to her previous fare, Mitchell’s new album unfolds as a humbler half-hour by a highly creative and blossomed mother who, more than anything, presents as worldly, gentle and wise.
Read moreWith Songcraft & Star Power Firmly Intact, Olly Alexander Formally Flies Solo on Years & Years’ ‘Night Call’ | Album Review
While 2018’s ‘Palo Santo’ was a dance album for the headphones, ‘Night Call’ is a hi-fi album primed for neon flooring, and perhaps that’s where Olly Alexander was always meant to be.
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