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Album Review: A Perfect Circle - Eat the Elephant (7/10)
It took APC 15 years to issue an album that, pensive as it may seem, is ultimately an exercise in dithering. While the record has ... -
Album Review: EELS - The Deconstruction (8/10)
Featuring the talents of Koool G Murder, P-Boo and The Deconstruction Orchestra & Choir, Mark Oliver Everett’s 12th entry synthesizes unmatched majesty with humble nobility, ... -
Album Review: Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap (10/10)
“Last Time That I Checc’d,” Nipsey Hussle was nothing like these “Rap N****s.” For over 10 years, Nipsey has been on his “marathon,” releasing a ... -
Album Review: Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite - No Mercy in This Land (9/10)
Guitarist-vocalist Harper and harmonica player-vocalist Musselwhite tap into some of their deepest emotional and spiritual material to date, blending trad roots and classic themes with ... -
Album Review: Detroit Rising - A Cosmic Jazz Funk Adventure (9/10)
David Schwartz’s masterfully curated “cosmic jazz-funk adventure” is just that, plus some neo-soul, hip-hop, and rock & roll. For this magical mystery tour, revered session/touring ... -
Album Review: Between The Buried and Me - Automata I (8/10)
Stepping back from their rock opera approach that took them to No. 12 on Bill- board’s album chart in 2015, BTBAM have released one half ... -
Album Review: The Mermen - We Could See it In The Distance (9/10)
Jim Thomas’ instrumental trio The Mermen has been slowly but steadily releasing music since the mid-‘90s, and this recent work stands as one of their ... -
Album Review: Insect Surfers - Datura Moon (9/10)
Stalwart surf band Insect Surfers have released their latest album, one which provides increasingly more punch than expected, given the band’s 30-plus year history. Starting off ... -
Album Review: Ron Gallo - Really Nice Guys (9/10)
Ron Gallo’s latest EP, Really Nice Guys, begins its eight-song track list with “Rough Mix,” which uses obnoxious auto-tune to propel listeners into the rhythm of the ... -
Album Review: Shawn Colvin - The Starlighter (10/10)
Having explored children’s music in 1998, Shawn Colvin revisits this theme with The Starlighter, drawing from Lullabies and Night Songs, a book with musical arrangements by composer Alec Wilder ...
