Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Turbo Fruits’ “No Control”

For a band that titles its album No Control, Turbo Fruits really seem to have their shit together. We’re loath

Bill Fay’s second album since his comeback enlarges on themes, lyrical and musical, that have been part of his work

Roxy Music’s staggering canon gets the deluxe vinyl treatment The half-speed mastering and the lovely packaging of its original sleeves—these

You know what says “timeless classic”? Twenty-five years of hearing cringe-inducing covers and still getting chills up your spine when

October 5, 2012 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

The fourth LP from Longwave manages to be a great big sprawl of an album that never sounds too ambitious

November 12, 2008 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Nothing golden can stay, but from 1996 to 2001, Belle And Sebastian were bronzed gods of indie pop. Stuart Murdoch’s

November 10, 2008 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

If you’ve lost touch with the band’s work, something new from Mogwai almost demands a barefoot run through the bountiful

September 22, 2008 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

At least two of the following mildewed factoids seem mandatory in any Robert Pollard review: “used to be a teacher,”

September 16, 2008 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC