On Clean, her first official album as Soccer Mommy, Clean, singer-songwriter Sophie Allison crafts a succinct record about romantic insecurity and a personal reckoning with bad habits and instincts to overcome. Several songs—in particular, the second track “Cool”—evoke the light-grunge, DIY…
Album Review: Mommy Long Legs – “Try Your Best”
After a few years of releasing short EPs, Seattle punk band Mommy Long Legs finally unleashes a full-length album. Of course, with the album coming in just under 30 minutes, it’s not that separable from the EPs that came before…
Album Review: Snail Mail – “Lush”
Lindsey Jordan’s first studio album as Snail Mail, Lush, solidifies her place in the indie-rock landscape, with songs that are confident in their perspective and delivery. Despite her young age and one official EP under her belt, Jordan’s songs here…
Album Review: Natalie Prass – “The Future and the Past”
Towards the end of Natalie Prass’s second full-length album The Future and the Past, she sings a heartfelt ode to the late, great Karen Carpenter. That song “Far From You,” and its subject, is slightly out of step with the…
Album Review: Jenny Hval – “The Long Sleep”
Norwegian singer-songwriter Jenny Hval’s first solo release since 2016, The Long Sleep, is a short but powerful example of her talents. Similar to the full-length Blood Bitch, there does seem to be a central concept, or unifying mood, on The Long…
Album Review: La Luz – “Floating Features”
Now on their third full-length release, La Luz sees no reason to stray from a successful formula. Floating Features does not wander far from their previous works, as it successfully evokes their stated influences of ‘60s artists like Link Wray,…