- Xiu Xiu’s new experimental record is an absolute trip. I highly recommend listening to this at a high volume outside. Basic structures feel like mirages. It messes with you. Nothing on the album hits harder than Pumpkin Attack on Mommy and Daddy, which launched me into another stratosphere upon my first listen. It’s like if Frontier Psychiatry by the Avalanches were updated with today’s production value.
- I was anticipating this one so much. It’s really, really good. Nothing was as good as the second single, Uncomfortably Numb (feat. Hayley Williams), but few songs are. They are one of the most technically impressive rock bands in the business. They showcase their math rock and emo roots while also evolving to highlight a beautiful maturity in their sound.
- I guess I was expecting to click with this more than I did, but Jenny Lewis is undeniably talented and a good songwriter. I didn’t love any songs on here, but it is collectively a solid project.
- Not one of my favorite hip hop projects of the year, but there are moments that stand out. Fall Threw (feat. Young Thug & Gunna) is so fun.
- Wallows, which features the guy from Thirteen Reasons Why that my students said I looked like after I shaved, are not wrong. Nothing happens. It’s boring, unoriginal, and actually begs the question: who at Atlantic thought this was a band to invest in? It feels slimy.
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
- I need to listen to it again, because twice in a row is apparently not enough. This album was something else. I really, really enjoyed it. The singles mesh well here. bad guy is fantastic. So is i love you. I guess, I love it? I’m not sure yet.
- THE TWILIGHT SAD, YOU HAVE BEEN DEMOTED. The band of my dreams, OWEL, crushed my pathetic soul with this project. I’ll save some of the commentary on it for a feature article I’ll have about them in the near future, but just know this: if you are reading this, listen to this. It’ll linger with you for a long time.
- Paris – OWEL
- IT WON/T BE LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME – The Twilight Sad
- PSYCHODRAMA – Dave
- Phoenix – Pedro the Lion
- Heard It In A Past Life – Maggie Rogers
- Sucker Punch – Sigrid
- To Each His Own – E.B. The Younger
- When I Get Home – Solange
- Remind Me Tomorrow – Sharon Van Etten
- In Search of the Miraculous – Desperate Journalist
- LP3 – American Football
- Outer Peace – Toro y Moi
- Beware of the Dogs – Stella Donnelly
- Crushing – Julia Jacklin
- Girl With Basket Of Fruit – Xiu Xiu
- WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? – Billie Eilish
- Ulfilas’ Alphabet – Sundara Karma
- Gallipoli – Beirut
- Better Oblivion Community Center – Better Oblivion Community Center
- Rap Or Go To The League – 2 Chainz
- Olympic Girls – Tiny Ruins
- Good At Falling – The Japanese House
- Nowhere Now Here – MONO
- Electric Lady Sessions – LCD Soundsystem
- The Door to Doom – Candlemass
- Tasmania – Pond
- On The Line – Jenny Lewis
- SUGA – Kyle Dion
- This is Not the End – Spielbergs
- Almost Free – FIDLAR
- FIVE – White Lies
- Malibu Ken – Malibu Ken
- Betty – Betty Who
- Assume Form – James Blake
- Everythings For Sale – Boogie
- Future Hndrxx Presents: THE WZRD – Future
- GREY Area – Little Simz
- Five Stars – Higher Brothers
- The World Is Yours 2 – Rich The Kid
- Homebrew – DIRE GNOME
- placeholder – Hand Habits
- This Is How You Smile – Helado Negro
- Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? – Deerhunter
- Vernissage My Heart – Bilderbuch
- Stuffed & Ready – Cherry Glazerr
- AJ Tracey – AJ Tracey
- Death Race For Love – Juice WRLD
- Love Hates What You Become – Lost Under Heaven
- Berkeley’s On Fire – SWMRS
- VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR – HEALTH
- Goes West – William Tyler
- What Chaos Is Imaginary – Girlpool
- Zeppelin Over China – Guided By Voices
- Nothing Happens – Wallows
- Helium – HOMESHAKE
- Groove Denied – Stephen Malkmus
- American Love Call – Durand Jones & The Indications
- Quiet Signs – Jessica Pratt
- XXXTENTACION Presents: Members Only, Vol. 4 – XXXTENTACION
- Lux Prima – Karen O and Danger Mouse
- Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete Revisited – Mercury Rev
midnight surprise 