Category: RECORD REVIEWS

“So much that I can’t say to you,” Mark Kozelek croons on “Drop,” a raw, ethereal epic toward the end

Post-hardcore throwback Metz unloads sophomore thump Metz spent five years solidifying a reputation as a must-see live band before it

With Foil Deer, Speedy Ortiz fully owns its style, quirks and neuroses on a level that would have been unimaginable

Recent chatter around the water cooler concerns the strides Tom Jenkinson has taken toward injecting harsher, more aggressive elements into

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

The Replacements’ studio output illustrates that the Minnesota legends were at their best together If your dictionary had really good

Veteran U.K. folkie Bill Fay practices what he preaches Bill Fay’s second album since his comeback enlarges on themes, lyrical

This really could not have gone better. Simply stated, The Magic Whip has all the hallmarks of Blur’s best work—bursting

Just say maybe to the first half of My Morning Jacket’s uneven psychedelic-beach output It’s all about location, location, location.

We smell what John Darnielle is cooking on an adventurous Mountain Goats concept album For most artists, a concept album

Guitar gymnastics and indie anti-heroism coexist on Built To Spill’s first record in more than six years Guitars. Epic-length expository

Modest Mouse resurfaces with a flawed twilight opus nonetheless pitch-perfect for our bummed-out times "I guess I’ll ride this winter

Anders Parker flexes all of his considerable creative muscles with his latest—and perhaps best—solo album. Looking back over the breadth

Will repeated listening to the Flaming Lips' dark, depressing and intense new album drive you insane? MAGNET's Matthew Fritch aims