Category: RECORD REVIEWS
Essential New Music: Evan Caminiti’s “Meridian”
Evan Caminiti’s main gig is Barn Owl, a duo in which he helps concoct desert-scorched drones that are pierced by
Essential New Music: Major Lazer’s “Peace Is The Mission”
With the promise of several new Major Lazer albums immediately following this, Peace Is The Mission is an opening salvo
Essential New Music: Joanna Gruesome’s “Peanut Butter”
The Welsh quintet’s second release goes down as easy as a mixtape on a ’90s spring day. Clocking in at
Essential New Music: Jamie xx’s “In Colour”
Better known to his mother as Jamie Smith, Jamie xx is essentially the one-man backline for London beat alchemists and
Essential New Music: Hot Chip’s “Why Make Sense?”
In Our Heads, Hot Chip’s last album, was a masterpiece: an ecstatic, heart-surging testament to the intertwined power of music,
Essential New Music: Leonard Cohen’s “Can’t Forget: A Souvenir Of The Grand Tour”
Drawn from Leonard Cohen’s Herculean world tour of 2012-’13, this rather humbly titled live disc feels like just that—a postcard,
Essential New Music: FFS’ “FFS”
Franz Ferdinand and Sparks want to pump you up The idea of Franz Ferdinand and Sparks together in the studio is
















