The Fratellis have entered that awkward career midpoint for bands, where the tension between doing what comes easy to them and trying to expand their musical palette causes inevitable problems. In The Fratellis’ case, what comes easy to them is…
‘Nurture’ review: Porter Robinson’s latest album is a window to a bright and hopeful future
Nurture, the second studio album from the Atlanta-born, Chapel Hill-based artist, is a foray into some of his most emotionally driven work yet. Coming from his complextro era (a term he coined around his Spitfire EP), Porter ventures into a…
‘G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END!’ review: Godspeed return with a daunting but worthwhile challenge about life’s progression
The goal of Godspeed You! Black Emperor has always been the same: they’re not here for your happiness, they’re here for your enlightenment. Since their ominous and apocalyptic debut, F# A# ∞ (1997), the band has spent the last twenty-five…
‘Let The Bad Times Roll’ review: The Offspring is back
Let the Bad Times Roll by The Offspring is in your face, a bit rambunctious, and accompanied by the one obligatory slow song.
‘Justice’ review: Justin Bieber Takes a Grounded Approach
Justin Bieber’s begins his new album Justice with a half-baked homage to Martin Luther King Jr. The quote he uses, “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” immediately feels like an earnest attempt to show his allegiance to the…
‘Deacon’ review: serpentwithfeet unleashes his funniest, queerest, most accomplished work to date
A shroud of mystery coats the ethereal minimalist music of serpentwithfeet. As that stage name suggests, the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter (born Josiah Wise) frequently fixates upon the cosmic, the ancient, the mystical, the macabre. He’s spent his career finding new ways…
‘Green to Gold’ review: The Antlers return with luscious, dreamy, introspective folk-pop
It’s always funny to me how easy it is to draw parallels between two completely unrelated things or events. In the case of the Antlers and their newest endeavor, Green to Gold, it’s very reminiscent of the last Beach Fossils…