After announcing their separation in 2014, Vivian Girls are back with Memory, a mature new album that dives into and appreciates the gloomy undertones of that maturation. Although Cassie Ramone and Katy Goodman announced their musical breakup five years ago,…
Album Review: Belle and Sebastian – “Days of the Bagnold Summer”
Belle and Sebastian return with new music this week, and despite the very Belle-and-Sebastian-esque album name, Days of the Bagnold Summer, this album is a soundtrack companion to the film of the same name. The film, an adaptation of a…
Album Review: The Highwomen – “The Highwomen”
The idea of a “supergroup” always produces a small thrill, and the introduction of The Highwomen was no exception. The wrinkle that makes this group more than a gathering together of various country-tinged artists is its conscious reflection of and…
Album Review: WAAX – “Big Grief”
On their first full-length release, Australian rockers WAAX burst out of the gate brimming with a strong but vulnerable singular perspective that signifies artists who definitively know what they’re doing. The album starts strong with the title track, which immediately…
Album Review: Frank Turner – “No Man’s Land”
Several albums deep into his career, English singer-songwriter Frank Turner remains fresh by turning his eye towards a particular theme per album. This time out Turner has crafted No Man’s Land, which features 13 songs that are in one way…
‘Pose’ Music Breakdown: Season Two Finale
Ryan Murphy’s FX series, Pose, is set in the ball culture world of New York City, 1990. The music is such a large part of the viewing experience that you could spill hundreds of words discussing what each song means, and/or…
Album Review: French Vanilla – “How Am I Not Myself?”
The art-punk L.A. band French Vanilla is back just two years after their first release, with the assertive and free-spirited How Am I Not Myself? While the sneering, gleeful punk energy of the band was present in 2017’s French Vanilla,…
