Album Reviews
- DJ Khaled
Grateful
The Snapchat icon’s 10th album is ostensibly an ode to the joys of fatherhood, but its A-list features and slick surfaces are the polar opposite of warm and fuzzy.
- Porter Ricks
Anguilla Electrica
The dub techno duo’s first new record since 1999 is a submerged wonder. Its stirring, bold elements steer the tracks into murky, unexpected places.
- Pep Llopis
Poiemusia La Nau Dels Argonautes
Long sought after by collectors, the Spanish composer’s 1987 album of minimalism, period electronics, folk melodies, and chanted Catalan poetry is another gem in Freedom to Spend’s reissue series.
- Conway
Reject on Steroids
On his new mixtape, the Buffalo rapper Conway spits clearly enunciated, precisely worded bars, but it often feels like he’s holding something back.
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Haim’s glossy second album is slyly complex. The California sisters remain masters of rhythm and create spacious pop-rock full of heartbreak, longing, and betrayal.
- Calvin Harris
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Rebranding himself as a kind of everyman Mark Ronson, the EDM superstar steps out from behind the booth with an album of 1980s-inspired boogie.
- Baio
Man of the World
The latest solo album from Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio was inspired by Bowie, Brexit, Trump, and climate change, but his synth pop sound doesn’t match those high stakes.
- Portugal. The Man
Woodstock
The Alaska psych-pop group have embraced modern-rock glitz and EDM bombast, while trying to write an album that speaks to the times. But their attempts at topicality are clumsy.