Category: #AlbumReviews

Rufus Wainwright’s first original album in eight years isn’t so much a reinvention as an opulently crafted highlight reel, a career-spanning sampler of the singer’s…

Newly reissued with bonus material for its 50th anniversary, the Dead’s fourth album returned them to their folk-blues roots and transformed the trajectory of their…

On a companion EP to last year’s Information, the New York house producer continues to experiment with new styles, but the prevailing mood is one…

In a 2014 session with the late Richard Swift, the Alabama sculptor and blues man builds on the foundation of American roots music, reshaping his…

On his laid-back and locked-in new EP, the Atlanta singer-rapper sounds more subtle and assured than ever. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6lack-6pc-hot-ep/ Indie Brew found this story and…

A list of albums to turn to for some escape from the present moment. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily. Source: https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/the-best-albums-of-spring-2020 Indie Brew…

Record is not only a celebration, but an elegy for what else he could have achieved Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/pop-smoke-review-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-stream-features-50-cent-a9600326.html Indie Brew found this story and shared…

On his 70th studio album, William Nelson reflects on life experience, love and mortality, while British-Jamaican artist Denai Moore explores matters of the heart with…

On his wonderful and grief-stricken new album, the Bronx rapper pays tribute to his late mother and proves that his voice grows stronger even in…

Returning after a five-year absence, the Brooklyn musician slots into a tradition of cryptic, pastoral singer-songwriters; more than his lyrics, it’s the peaceful mood-setting that…

On their latest, the duo explore community, solidarity, and the value of public space. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily. Source: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/darkstar-civic-jams-interview Indie Brew…

With battering-ram drums and cavernous bass, the producer’s second album is a high-energy drama about planetary destruction that almost dares you not to take it…

After 45 years, Young releases his desperately sad ‘lost’ album, while Legend throws himself out of his crooner comfort zone with impressive results Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/neil-young-homegrown-review-stream-john-legend-bigger-love-tracklist-a9570926.html…

Bob Dylan’s first new album of original songs in 8 years, Rough And Rowdy Ways, is out on Friday. Fiona Apple — who released her…

On her second record, Bridgers has both sharpened and broadened her songwriting, with meditations on homesickness, love, depression and Ryan Adams Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/phoebe-bridgers-review-punisher-album-stream-tracklist-ryan-adams-kyoto-a9570901.html Indie Brew…

To listen to the duo’s latest is to behold stark pictures of the American Dream deferred. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily. Source: https://daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the-day/armand-hammer-shrines-review…

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we…

The Australian producer trades the moody house of his breakout hit, “Winona,” for big-room techno suggestive of the kinds of clubs he has gotten used…

The Savages frontwoman delivers a compelling and emotional new record, while Orlando Weeks’s first solo album since The Maccabees split in 2017 chronicles the anticipation…

The Chicago duo experiments with how many wayward impulses fit inside conventional pop structures on their expansive and thrilling second album. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ohmme-fantasize-your-ghost/ Indie Brew…

The instrumental edition of last year’s cosmic jazz-funk odyssey brings Flying Lotus’ detailed compositions and soundscaping to center stage. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/flying-lotus-flamagra-instrumentals/ Indie Brew found this…