Spoon – Lucifer On the Sofa
Lucifer on the Sofa could be considered a more straight-ahead, minimalist affair. That said, it also retains Spoon's ability to reshape classic rock sounds and colour outside the lines.
Indie Rock
Ovlov – Buds
Despite getting out their humourous side in song titles and social media, Ovlov nonetheless funnel all their passion and expertise into their exhilarating sound.
Hana Vu – Public Storage
Steeped in alt-rock and new wave influences and “you can't prove this is about you" vagaries, Vu’s full-length debut is just the right balance of melodrama, defiance, and inhibition.
illuminati hotties – Let Me Do One More
Let Me Do One More is a powerful declaration coming from a pop savant who is upping her songwriting chops behind deceptively simple songwriting.
St. Vincent – Daddy’s Home
Clark’s second album with Jack Antonoff is inspired by her father’s incarceration and release from prison.
Dinosaur Jr. – Sweep It Into Space
Dinosaur Jr.’s twelfth album is one of their strongest post-reformation efforts.
Wild Pink – A Billion Little Lights
Wild Pink’s third LP of heartland rock finds the NYC band mastering their sound.