Michael Tedder
Vulnicura doesn't have the reach-out-and-grab-your-attention quality of Björk's more technicolor works, but it possesses a dramatic weight in its own right.
11y
Jack Antonoff wants to get better on Bleachers’ couch trip, ‘Strange Desire’.
11y
This is tension, then more tension, then even more tension on the chorus until your subconscious has been thoroughly scrambled; only then does release come, usually in the form of a gnarled guitar solo.
13y
Finally Famous remains stuck in a lyrical ouroboros, with Sean pointing out that he’s so hot that he had to get famous, which is why he’s so hot.
12y
The Antlers still summon widescreen, dramatic moments when their moody tangents cohere, but too many songs sacrifice substance for prettiness, gliding by forgettably.
14y
Working with Flaming Lips producer Dave Fridmann, they graft 4AD atmospherics, frosty power-pop hooks, and Mogwai pedal-effects crescendos onto their post-hardcore template, which now churns even more fiercely with an expanded palette.
15y
Much of Hurricane sounds like the aural equivalent of the most intimidating teacher at an English private school who parties her charges under the table and then dispenses a bit of wisdom.
14y
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