You Am I Are as Sound as Ever on ‘The Lives of Others’
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More than 30 years into their career, You Am I have delivered one of their best records to date with album #11.
Van Morrison’s ‘Latest Record Project’ Is a Delightfully Terrible Study in Casual Grievance
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsHis repetition sounds less like the trance-like mysticism of a Caledonia poet and more like a furious customer demanding a refund.
Marianne Faithfull Bares Her Poetic Soul on ‘She Walks in Beauty’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsHer collaborative spoken-word album with the Bad Seeds’ Warren Ellis finds her reciting verses by Keats, Shelley, and Lord Byron, and finding new depth in the words
Todd Snider Processes Tragedy with Freewheeling Storytelling on ‘First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsThe iconoclastic Nashville singer-songwriter is at his best here when he confronts chaos head-on.
Julia Stone Breaks the Silence with The Stunning ‘Sixty Summers’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsA beautiful collection of ethereal tracks, Julia Stone's 'Sixty Summers' is a masterful step in the acclaimed artist's career.
Guided By Voices’ ‘Earth Man Blues’ May Be the Power-Pop Heroes’ Best Album in Decades
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsThe band’s latest squarely hits all the marks that make Guided By Voices great — again and again and again
The Mars Volta’s ‘La Realidad de los Sueños’ Is a Time Machine, a Treasure Chest, a Key
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsMuch like Mars Volta’s music, each spin through the box set reveals new facets, colors, snippets of words, and imagery
Jaguar Jonze Exhibits Raw Strength on ‘Antihero’
Posted in: Music Album Reviews'Antihero' is a masterful new chapter in the already-impressive Jaguar Jonze story.
Brockhampton Process Pain and Get Closer to Pop on ‘Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsThe frenetic 13-member hip-hop group mellows out on their most cohesive project yet
Taylor Swift Carefully Reimagines Her Past on ‘Fearless: Taylor’s Version’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsThis rerecording of her breakthrough 2008 album is at points even more moving than the original
