Reviews
The Weather Station Ignorance
On her fifth Weather Station LP, Tamara Lindeman combines universal and personal struggles to produce an album about dealing with relationships and the looming threat of global warming at the same time. [Believe the Hype]
Ethan Gordon reviews...
The Body I’ve Seen All I Need To See
Always well into the red, The Body ruins your day (and your ears) with I’ve Seen All I Need To See.
Sean Caldwell reviews…
Steven Wilson The Future Bites
On The Future Bites, the veteran english multi-instrumentalist falls into an understandable quandary that many art rock artists have found themselves in before—social commentary. He finds himself doubling down on the nonsense and scrapping subtext altogether.
Ethan Gordon reviews...
Weezer OK Human
The veteran rock band's 14th LP is similar to their other projects in terms of Cuomo’s lazy songwriting, but the layered arrangements help turn it into a surprisingly listenable endeavor.
Ethan Gordon reviews...Features
The Best Albums of 2020
So this is it! It's time to reveal our top albums of the year. A longstanding tradition since 2002, our full list consists of 50 albums selected by the entire No Ripcord staff.
Click here to find out which artist made it to number 1...
Remembering Sam Jayne
It was announced earlier today that Love as Laughter's vocalist and guitarist Sam Jayne has died.
David Coleman reflects on the band's 2005 classic Laughter's Fifth, an enduring favourite at No Ripcord HQ...Features
A Primer to the films in Competition at the 72nd Festival de Cannes
Nineteen films will compete for the 2019 Palme d'Or, decided this year by Alejandro Iñárritu and his jury. Enjoy Kirk Sever's preview to the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, and watch recommendations of other films by the directors in competition.
Read our definitive guide...Reviews
Parasite ( Bong Joon-ho)
Once again reflecting on social classes and bending genre to his will, Bong Joon-ho lives up to the hype of his Palme d'Or winning tragicomedy, Parasite.
Kirk Sever reviews...