Review: Twin Peaks – “Sunken”
The 19-year-old Chicagoans still have some growing to do, but they sync a pocketful of styles to perfection.
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Review: Owen – “L’Ami du Peuple”
Mike Kinsella’s seventh album captures a more progressive Owen with weathered material that’s distinctly poetic.
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We Interviewed Drake (Well, Sort Of, But Not Really)
While playing Scrabble on an ATV somewhere in the middle of the Caribbean, we talked to Drake about his third studio LP while he responded using lyrics from his songs. Yeah this is 100% fake, but take that GQ.
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Review: Bass Drum Of Death – “Bass Drum Of Death”
John Barrett’s sophomore ripper shreds muscles, pushes garage pop to dames and funnels unmissable hooks.
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Review: Smith Westerns – “Soft Will”
On their latest, the Chicagoans drag every heartstring they can find and take things into Wish You Were Here territory.
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Review: Light Years – “I Won’t Hold This Against You”
The Cleveland quartet’s debut wades around in the deep end of punk borrowing chords from indie minors and aggressive types.
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Review: J. Cole – “Born Sinner”
Cole’s latest record is a rear-view mirror as the subjects on Born Sinner are darker than they appear.
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Review: City And Colour – “The Hurry And The Harm”
Even through the rough and the new, Dallas Green has shown he’s inching closer to blue skies with every song.
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Review: Dead Gaze – “Dead Gaze”
Somehow, the Mississippian/Cats Purring associate has made his debut into a breakout record without the cheese.
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Review: Wampire – “Curiosity”
The Portlanders’ Jake Portrait-produced disc is a riff-heavy burst of psych that’s just begging to be unravelled.
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