Greg Walker
If you like hearing an album that taps into some of modern music’s most thrilling sonic motifs and hearing the tried and true mythologies of the world updated and personalized, you might really enjoy this album, like I did.
2y
Like Taylor Swift, there is a bit of a formula to Hovvdy’s music. But like Taylor Swift, they know how to mix the potion in just the right way, to create a special type of magic.
2y
It takes a bit from the ambient side of music, but is never boring, like ambient music can be sometimes, but always evocative. It is certainly an album to be played and replayed, and will I think be some people’s favorite record of the year.
2y
It’s a powerful album, it’s a cool album. It’s worth your attention and might get you another new favorite band to follow, who are carving their own way in the DC and national indie music scene.
2y
An album that offers his listeners the rest, by way of flute, one of the most relaxing instruments of the bunch, they might deeply need.
2y
It doesn’t have some of the same hit power as older records from her direction, but every song is solid, and the album is an impressive showing.
2y
It’s a good album, and sounds like they have big aspirations to grow into as well, so that they will probably just get better from here.
2y
Where some bands and artists reinvent themselves in something of a reductive fashion, Elbow, a band of almost 30 years, is still firing at all cylinders and as big and bold as ever.
2y
They’ve been around the block more than a few times, and know how to get their audience out of their seats, enjoying the thrill of good, solid alternative rock music. If you want a good shot of adrenaline, with lyrics that are always thoughtful and humorous, give this album a spin.
2y
It is a discomforting album for a discomforting history, and Moor Mother delivers it with astonishing clarity.
2y
It’s a charming album, and one I thoroughly enjoyed.
2y
A quality alternative rock record for those, like me, who have been around the scene for a while.
2y
In an album that reminds me of Arcade Fire’s incendiary entrance onto the modern rock stage in the early aughts—except turn the hards up even harder, and the softs down even softer!—they offer what promises to be one of the best releases of the year.
2y
Take a half hour and be transported to a world created mostly by Molly’s beautiful lips.
2y
With songs, as intricate as light on water, they offer a rich tapestry of songs that are easy on the ears and act as food for the hungry soul.
2y
There is something understated about Lange’s music, with his soft voice and often subtle arrangements, but while he remains somewhat formulaic in his songs, there is always something ecstatic and transcendent about his music, as well.
2y