Reviews

U2 Songs of Surrender

Songs of Surrender finds U2 reimaging tracks from throughout their career to mixed results. There are some bold successes but also many efforts that fall flat.

Joe Marvilli goes through U2’s latest uneven release…

Yves Tumor Praise a Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)

On their fifth album, the art-rock iconoclast achieves the difficult task of remaining as perplexing as ever while forging a more inviting sound.

Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews...

Anna B Savage In | FLUX

On her second album, In|FLUX, the London singer-songwriter expands her sound while focusing her touching lyrics and passionate vocals on the end of a relationship.

Joe Marvilli reviews...

Oozing Wound We Cater To Cowards

We Cater To Cowards is the fifth LP from Thrill Jockey's Oozing Wound. 

Sean Caldwell reviews…

Features

90s Rewind: "Dusk" by The The

David Coleman, Gabbie Nirenburg, Juan Rodríguez and Joe Rivers take a look back at Dusk, the 1993 album by The The which signalled a change in direction and had an impressive list of collaborators.

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Release Round-Up (February 2023)

David and Juan explore February’s new album releases. February may be the shortest month, but there was an awful lot to get excited about including Andy Shauf, Maxo, Hamish Hawk, Liv.e, Shame, Paramore, and yes - Caroline Polachek.

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Latest Believe the Hype Pick

Yves Tumor Praise a Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)

In Praise a Lord..., Tumor achieves the difficult task of remaining as perplexing as ever while forging a more inviting sound. With a vital richness throughout the sonic miasma they creates, Tumor effectively taps into their vulnerable side behind a robust backing band. While such a varied smattering of ideas can work against its benefit on occasion, Tumor hangs everything together with dark and inventive layers of pain that never relent.

Quick Takes

@ Mind Palace

The folk-pop duo creates a whimsical musical energy that's smartly crafted but never too self-serious.

Pile All Fiction

Filled with distorted imagery, the Boston trio delivers a percussive, chillingly evocative set of vignettes that feel like a fever dream.