After the explosion of information and personality in the pilot last week, Alone Together only settles down a little bit in its follow-up, “Road Trip.” It’s a little quieter, a little simpler, but it still conveys important information about Benji…
Alone Together Series Premiere Review
Freeform’s decision to pair their new shows Grown-ish and Alone Together is kind of perfect. The former features the college adventures of a group of friends as they venture into the real world and discover themselves on their way to becoming fully-formed…
Album Review: Amber Coffman – “City of No Reply”
For her first solo album City of No Reply Amber Coffman, formerly of the Dirty Projectors, has crafted a batch of songs that largely evoke the struggle of learning to love yourself, and know that you are enough. The first song on…
Album Review: Sia – “Everyday Is Christmas”
If you’ve got the pop songwriting chops of Sia, eventually you’re going to try your hand at a Christmas album. Everyday is Christmas (grammar is hers, not mine) is Sia’s eighth album, and unlike many other attempted entries into the…
Album Review: Paloma Faith – “The Architect”
Like many artists of various genres and mediums, Paloma Faith has emerged from the chaotic, dispiriting mess of 2016 with The Architect and a mission to change her message and speak more directly about social injustices and political embarrassments. It’s…
From the Record Crate: Bee Gees & Various Artists – “Saturday Night Fever” (1977)
About a month before the film debuted in December 1977, the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever was released to the public, becoming a near-instant sensation. The album is an hour and fifteen minutes comprised of 17 disco tracks. It’s mostly…
Album Review: Fever Ray – “Plunge”
“Hey, remember me? I’ve been working like crazy”. After eight years from her last solo album and four years out from any new music, that’s how Karin Dreijer, as Fever Ray, greets us. The lines are the first ones we…
