Washed Out – Mister Mellow Released June 30th, 2017 Ernest Greene’s new “visual album” Mister Mellow is a bit of a dud. With the exception of “Hard To Say Goodbye” the music is dull and does nothing for the video… Continue Reading
Ratboys – GN Released June 30th, 2017 Chicago duo Ratboys GN (internet/text speak for ‘Good Night’) deals in various forms of loss. Personal experiences meld interchangeably with Julia Steiner and Dave Sagan’s re-imaginings of other narratives. On the surface, the… Continue Reading
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Murder of the Universe Released June 23rd, 2017 The Australian septet King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are back with album two (tenth album overall) of the five promised for release this year,… Continue Reading
Lorde – Melodrama Released June 16th, 2017 Lorde (aka Ella Yellich-O’Connor) is among the smartest and most self-aware writers in pop music. Four years after her breakout debut that status remains with her follow-up Melodrama. Even at its weakest moments,… Continue Reading
Royal Blood – How Did We Get So Dark? Released June 16th, 2017 Much like its self-titled predecessor, How Did We Get So Dark? is another 40 minutes of Royal Blood exploring their home turf on 10 shamelessly melodic rock… Continue Reading
Fleet Foxes – Crack-Up Released June 16th, 2017 After frontman Robin Pecknold’s stint as a student at Columbia University, Fleet Foxes are back six years later to release their third full-length, Crack-Up. There are slightly different textures here (many more… Continue Reading
Rancid – Trouble Maker Released June 9th, 2017 It’s Rancid. If you’re a fan this album is exactly what you would expect, if you’re not a fan move along. They aren’t out to reinvent themselves at this point and why… Continue Reading
Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After Sex Released June 9th, 2017 Brooklyn quartet Cigarettes After Sex’s self-titled debut album is an even-keeled, slowcore collection; so even-keeled that it borders on ambient. The echoing guitars, soft hi-hats, elastic basslines could easily… Continue Reading
Beach Fossils – Somersault Released June 2nd, 2017 “This year I told myself it’d be a better one,” croons Dustin Payseur on ‘This Year’, the opening track from Beach Fossils’ third album Somersault. It doesn’t sound like his promise to… Continue Reading
Marika Hackman – I’m Not Your Man Released June 2nd, 2017 On her debut record, 2015’s We Slept At Last, Marika Hackman emerged as a moody folk songwriter characterized by her literary lyrics and acoustic arrangements. London four-piece The Big… Continue Reading