Greg Walker

Launder - Happening
Northern Transmissions
68
It’s easier to pull off a single than a full album, but Launder manages to put together an impressive album of alternative hits.
Wu-Lu - Loggerhead
Northern Transmissions
78
It’s an album of songs, carrying on the vulnerable and empowered ethos of 90’s London music, but into the twenty first century.
Horse Jumper of Love - Natural Part
Northern Transmissions
85
This album is a work of art, if you take the time to dig, like they took the time to dig into their own life’s and find the meaning in what life offered up day by day to them.
Grace Ives - Janky Star
Northern Transmissions
86
It’s an impressive album of pop-adjacent songs that shows Grace coming of age, both in sound and meaning.
Wilco - Cruel Country
Northern Transmissions
88
As heavy as it is, it’s as clever an album as any Wilco album before it. Grammy worthy, I’d say.
Cola - Deep in View
Northern Transmissions
87
He continues to add his unique and intelligent perspective to the modern noise, and like us all, is coming out his forced isolation, to grace us with a little fresh air.
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Northern Transmissions
95

This album, like many of his albums, (notably the jazz masterpiece To Pimp A Butterfly,) dabbles in rap form with all sorts of modern music, including classical, funk, pop, and underground.

They Hate Change - Finally, New
Northern Transmissions
74

They Hate Change ... embody the spirit of rap: good rhymes regardless of the background music, though the instrumentals on their latest album Finally, New are danceable, grooveable underground sounding joints.

Widowspeak - The Jacket
Northern Transmissions
76

It is an album that is not showy, but seems to rely on the trust they’ve built with previous albums.

Rex Orange County - WHO CARES?
Northern Transmissions
72

If you only came for Tyler the Creator, it’s likely you’ll stay for the rest of this catchy and talented album, made to soundtrack your own personal falling and rising, the troubles of true love and self-acceptance.

caroline - caroline
Northern Transmissions
88
It is an unorthodox album but one that is quintessentially moving, with its authenticity and honesty.
Mitski - Laurel Hell
Northern Transmissions
82

Mitski’s much anticipated sixth studio album, Laurel Hell, released on Dead Oceans, a record that dissects the feelings of surrender to (and fighting for) a life of honesty and security in a world that swirls with threats to our vulnerability.

Pinegrove - 11:11
Northern Transmissions
84

The music on the album always shines. With full arrangements on every song, it is a visceral treat. 

Marissa Nadler - The Path of the Clouds
Northern Transmissions
90

The real feat is that her brilliantly constructed, chilling lyrics are only bettered by her brilliantly arranged, chilling songs.

FINNEAS - Optimist
Northern Transmissions
75
It’s a solid offering for him, and shows him to be one of the top pop composers in the game right now.
Tirzah - Colourgrade
Northern Transmissions
67

This album would not be for everyone and I find it harder to lose myself in then her former more well-produced stuff. As an album of songs its lack in production is glaring.

Big Red Machine - How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?
Northern Transmissions
80
Compassion permeates these tunes, something you can hear in every voice that sings on the album, in every musical note, and by the end of an impressive collection of songs (15 altogether!) you’ve gone on quite an emotional, experimental indie pop journey. Something that holds up to each of the artists’ main projects.
Sturgill Simpson - The Ballad of Dood & Juanita
Northern Transmissions
85

Few people could pull this off with such flying colors as Sturgill Simpson, with his proven integrity, honesty, and talent. I thoroughly enjoyed listening through The Ballad of Dood and Jaunita.

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June Playlist