Adam Nelson
Ivy Tripp is about moving Waxahatchee forward as an act, and that doing so doesn’t necessarily mean losing what fans loved about the band in the first place.
11y
Sauna is possibly the easiest, most accessible way into Elverum’s world he has released since he ditched The Microphones moniker.
11y
There is a somewhat disconcerting beauty to some of Pre-Human Ideas’ songs.
12y
While it might not be the masterpiece some people are looking for from this band, it is nevertheless a more than worthy addition to their canon.
12y
Crutchfield’s greatest triumph is making this piece of intensely intimate personal documentary feel like a reflection of universal experience: like a mixtape made just for you, by your closest friend.
12y
It is not often that you hope a band will stop playing to their strengths, but Information Retrieved leaves Pinback needing to do something unpredictable.
9mo
Her use of the piano as a physical instrument is unparalleled in popular music, owing more in terms of influence to Lazar Berman or Daniel Barenboim than any of her direct contemporaries.
13y
It’s exhausting, confusing, and ultimately, just not that engaging. Never an act to shy away from pushing boundaries, they must be just about the only band on the planet who are only ever completely out of their comfort zone when they appear to be in it; constant evolution is a way of life for Oneida.
12y
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand is probably the band's strongest set yet.
12y
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