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Despite a number drab, sonically subpar moments, Ethel Cain weaves a coherent and compelling narrative experience throughout Preachers Daughter’s near 80 minute runtime, accumulating in a harrowing, leaden and oft arresting tapestry of an album far greater than the sum of its parts.

Deviating from their prior emotional palette, black country new road serves up a whimsical meditation on friendship and camaraderie. Albeit losing their textured production and layered, witty lyricism in the process.

After the magic manages to feel glacial yet noisy, sparse yet dense.

Mac DeMarco returns following a 4-year studio album drought, with a mediocre batch instrumentals that feels neither essential nor grating.