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Album Review: Static and Surrender by Static and Surrender (8/10)
For this San Francisco band it is all about the songs, pure and simple. Forged with a ‘90s sensibility and meticulously well crafted, this group’s ... -
Album Review: Let's Go Sunshine by The Kooks (6/10)
Having been charged with a lack of focus by the listening public, this incarnation of Brighton’s Kooks sees them overcorrect, for better or worse. Depending ... -
Album Review: Future Me Hates Me by The Beths (7/10)
The Beths are a female fronted quartet from the “other Down Under”—New Zealand! Their song “Future Me Hates Me,” with its self-explanatory hilarious title, would be a ... -
Thank You for Today by Death Cab for Cutie: Album Review (9/10)
Death Cab for Cutie released their most polished and amicable album yet. Songs like “Good Help (Is So Hard To Find)” and “Near/Far” do well ... -
Album Review: Hive Mind by The Internet (9/10)
Hive Mind by The Internet is a mixture of alternative R&B, neo-soul, funk, psychedelic soul, hip-hop and avant-garde jazz. The album’s first single, “Roll (Burbank Funk),” ... -
Album Review: NASIR by Nas (7/10)
Hailed as one of hip-hop’s “Top 5, dead or alive,” Nas continues to reign as a heavy-weight in rap. Though his penmanship is sharp, with production from ... -
Album Review: Iconic by Take 6 (7/10)
Long before a cappella pop sensations Pentatonix became a YouTube, Billboard chart and touring sensation, 10-time Grammy winners Take 6 were laying the groundwork for all modern ... -
Album Review: Palo Santo by Years & Years (8/10)
Years & Years’ Palo Santo is somewhat of a departure from the indie-pop of their first LP. Many of the new songs contain upbeat sounds redolent of the ... -
Album Review: Twenty Something Nightmare by Vista Kicks (8/10)
This L.A.-based rock quartet comes off last year’s Booty Shakers Ball with a sophomore effort that continues a standard of stellar harmonies and inventive songwriting. The 18-track ... -
Album Review: Justin Timberlake - Man of the Woods (4/10)
Superstar Justin Timberlake returns with Man of the Woods, his follow-up to the critically acclaimed 20/20 Experience. In this new record, Timberlake goes back to his Southern roots ...
