Category: #Albums

Lorely Rodriguez’s third album, largely written and produced alone, refocuses her voice into an emotionally and aesthetically rich album of heartbreak, family history, and pop…

Eleven albums in, a band that has become an industry unto itself attempts an artistic rejuvenation that still seems out of reach. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pearl-jam-gigaton/ Indie…

Yaeji’s first full-length mixtape is a subtle, more insular turn for the producer. It plays like a self-issued challenge to strip away the fluorescence, to…

On her sixth studio album, the former TRL star writes and sings with worldly wisdom and plaintive abandon. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/vanessa-carlton-love-is-an-art/ Indie Brew found this story…

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…

More than 30 years into their career, the Australian experimental trio can still make the mundane feel miraculous. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-necks-three/ Indie Brew found this story…

The second album from the Michigan emo band feels like a product of another era: itching to cross over, but without anywhere to cross over…

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross strike a tone similar to their soundtrack work, alternating between hope and dread in sprawling ambient meditations released in response…

Synth-pop auteur Nandi Rose renders a nuanced, deeply compelling portrait of a woman turning away from the world just when she needs help the most….

Eleven years after Music for Insomnia, Stevens and his stepfather reunite on a collection of warm, improvisatory synth-wave epics; intimate and unvarnished, they double as…

On her fourth album, the Nashville singer-songwriter moves beyond the unadorned Americana of previous albums to arrive at new sounds, moods, and emotions. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lilly-hiatt-walking-proof/…

Turning their atmospheric soft focus on everyday life, this is as close as the Detroit dream-pop duo has come to making a pop record; it’s…

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 pieces on this reissued 2006 album blend techno’s forward motion with the swirl of ambient. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/move-d-and-benjamin-brunn-lets-call-it-a-day/ Indie Brew found this story and shared…

Abel Tesfaye finally delivers on his long-running vision, leveraging a self-loathing villain into an irresistible, cinematic narrative with his most satisfying collision of new wave,…

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…

Inspired by the tranquility of the Greek island of Gavdos, the Italian ambient musician luxuriates in leisurely synth passages and gentle piano melodies. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/gigi-masin-calypso/…

The ambient icon and his younger brother, a well-known pianist in his own right, reveal the results of an intimate musical conversation stretching back 15…

The thrilling debut from the Michigan rock band burns hot and bright. It’s a record that’s as melodic as it is physical, where pent-up aggression…

On his Nonesuch debut, the innovative saxophonist reinvents jazz standards with a psychedelic hip-hop touch. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/sam-gendel-satin-doll/ Indie Brew found this story and shared it…

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…