Listening to Australian punk band 3D & the Holograms is like flipping through a carnage of comics. The carnage is flashy and colorful, an addictive …
3D & the Holograms: 3D & the Holograms Album Review
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A Certain Ratio: 1982 Album Review
A Certain Ratio took to playing the bass as Petrarca did with the sonnet. At the dawn of the 1980s, while many white UK artists …
6LACK: Since I Have a Lover Album Review
The first third of the album is its strongest, but halfway through, its grip begins to weaken. And it’s not just because some of her …
Caroline Rose: The Art of Forgetting Album Review
Caroline Rose has a penchant for reinvention. They went from their American origins to edgy indie pop in 2018 LONELYthen slipped into hyper-stylized digital pop …
Navy Blue: Ways of Knowing Album Review
The family is deeply rooted in the life and music of Sage Elsesser. In the eight years since she began sharing songs on SoundCloud as …
Arooj Aftab / Vijay Iyer / Shahzad Ismaily: Love in Exile Album Review
Since 2015, Arooj Aftab has slowly distilled the essence of his work. On his debut album, bird under water, the Pakistani-born, Brooklyn-based composer melded ghazal, …
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Angel Bat Dawid: Requiem for Jazz Album Review
Rumors of jazz’s demise have hung over the genre for decades. In 1960, the composer and filmmaker Edward Bland asked: “What, then, is the future …
JPEGMAFIA / Danny Brown: Scaring the Hoes Album Review
Danny Brown likes to tell the story of how he almost signed with G-Unit. In 2010, at the time of The hybridThe Detroit breakthrough, the …
Selena: Amor Prohibido Album Review
You can find Selena’s face on prayer candles, handbags, and purses; coffee mugs, 90s style band t-shirts and poster prints; cushions, air fresheners and rompers …