The band’s excellent fourth makes good on years of experimental ambition.
Category archives: Album Reviews
Review: Dirty Projectors’ ‘Lamp Lit Prose’ Is Full of Dizzying, Exhausting Prog-Pop
David Longstreeth and a crew of guest stars create deeply felt abstractions steeped in classic influences
Review: RP Boo’s ‘I’ll Tell You What’ Explores Deep, Moody Footwork Textures
The pioneering producer samples Stevie Wonder and Blondie as he pushes beyond dance music into a unique world of dank, fascinating throb
Review: Meek Mill’s ‘Legends of the Summer’ Is a Breezy EP With Moments of Deep Resonance
The rapper bides his time until his next full-length while growing into his role as a spokesman against injustice
Review: Future’s ‘Beast Mode 2’ Evokes the Golden Age of Trap
The Atlanta rapper’s latest reminds us why he’s a master of sing-rap blues even as that style begins to move beyond his massive influence
Review: 03 Greedo’s ‘God Level’ Is a Triumph and a Tragedy
The rapper released the album, his most complete artistic statement to date, as he entered prison to serve a 20-year sentence
Review: Container Brings Noise to the Dance Floor on ‘LP’
On releases like 2014’s Adhesive and 2015’s LP, this Providence beatmaker threw dance music into the […]
Review: Drake’s ‘Scorpion’ Is Indulgent, Obsessive and Brilliant – Just What We’ve Come to Expect
The rapper opens up about his newly revealed son and reminds everyone why he’s the poet laureate of Instagram captions on a remarkably long but consistent album.
Review: Jim James Looks Back to His Slacker Rock Roots on ‘Uniform Distortion’
The My Morning Jacket frontman’s solo outing revels in no-frills classic rock and post-punk
Review: Let’s Eat Grandma’s ‘I’m All Ears’ Is Adventurous Bubblegum
The UK duo inventively combine synth-pop and indie-rock on a great album