Few punk rock bands have stood the test of time and aged gracefully, but the struggle to maintain relevant and creative almost comes with the gig itself. Initially, they identify with their disenfranchised peers, but as their generation ages, members…
‘Cavalcade’ review: Black Midi create a hellscape that’s eerily familiar
Rather than place their fingers on the pulse of rock music, Black Midi have decided to grab some defibrillators, and shock the living hell out of it. Since their first bout of singles leading up to 2019’s Schlagenheim, the UK-based…
‘Delta Kream’ review: The Black Keys treat themselves with a taste of their roots
Amidst the patch of pandemic music releases are a laundry list of emotive and self-reflective projects. Charli XCX’s how i’m feeling now was one of the first to show off quarantine’s obvious effects on artists. And since, the industry has…
Album review: Sleater-Kinney – ‘Path of Wellness’
Keith Richards once said: “There couldn’t be a Rolling Stones without Charlie Watts.” The implication being that Watts’ drumming is so crucial to The Rolling Stones’ sound, everything else would disintegrate if you were to remove him from the equation.…
‘Jordi’ review: Maroon 5 find new ways to disappoint
Contrary to what Levine says here, Jordi just doesn’t feel like a musical challenge. It doesn’t feel like great music that will stand the test of time. It feels like an album that is riding in the slipstream of what is popular right now.
‘Sweep It Into Space’ review: New for Dinosaur Jr. isn’t new for indie rock
By the time a band gets to their twelfth studio album, they typically fall under two schools of desperate thought: “let’s pump out as much of the same content as possible because it works,” or “crap, we really need to…
‘Van Weezer’ review: Weezer’s ode to riffy classic rock is exactly what you’d expect
There’s no point in giving Weezer any kind of reaction anymore. Their place in alt-rock history is firmly cemented as emo godfathers, 70s rock preservationists, and pop song professionals. None of the lows they’ve endured (self-inflicted or otherwise) have tarnished…