68 albums into his career, Willie Nelson can do whatever he wants. On My Way, his second album of 2018, all he wants to do is sing the classics and pay tribute to his old friend Frank Sinatra. In an interview…
Album Review: Waxahatchee – “Great Thunder”
Arriving after her 2017 LP, Out in the Storm, Katie Crutchfield’s new release as Waxahatchee plays like an extended comedown from that last album. While Storm was full-bodied and full of high-spirited, agitated rock and noise, the Great Thunder EP…
Album Review: Anna Calvi – “Hunter”
In the seven years since Anna Calvi’s self-titled debut, the artist has only released two more albums. It feels rare these days for musicians to take such time in-between albums—about three to four years between each for Calvi—but if it…
Album Review: Nothing – “Dance on the Blacktop”
On their third studio release, Dance on the Blacktop, shoegazing band Nothing has crafted another burst of sound that belies their name. Nothing, as a name, is still terrifically apt for a word to sum up the band’s nihilistic approach…
Album Review: Mitski – “Be the Cowboy”
Mitski’s first album since her 2016 breakthrough hit Puberty 2 is able to deepen the sound and expand on the themes explored in that record, with a deft and original touch. In an interview with Out magazine, Mitski explains her…
Album Review: James – “Living in Extraordinary Times”
The latest release from British pop band James, Living in Extraordinary Times, takes the band’s familiar up-tempo, romantic spirit and mixes in a fair amount of grit and anxiety courtesy of life in 2018. The resulting sound is what I…
Album Review: Amanda Shires – “To the Sunset”
Amanda Shires’ latest solo record, To the Sunset, is rife with charmingly detailed and surprising turns of phrase, but ultimately falls short of its potential effectiveness. The ten tracks comprising this latest album sprint past you rather quickly, which unfortunately…
