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Album Reviews
- Ty Segall & Freedom Band
Deforming Lobes
Taken from a three-night stint in L.A. and recorded by Steve Albini, this live album disavows almost all the rules of the form.
- Various Artists
Cruising OST
The soundtrack for William Friedkin's controversial and problematic 1980 thriller features a stunning array of hardcore punk and hard funk, including rare songs by the Germs.
- Floating Points
Late Night Tales
The UK DJ and producer taps the depths of his record collection in a gorgeous, moody mix that runs through ambient, jazz, psych pop, and vintage soul.
- Káryyn
The Quanta Series
The Syrian American producer lingers with grief and horror on her past while the music accelerates into the future.
The Latest
Features & Videos
Sky Ferreira Returns
With an uncompromising vision and the studio hours to back it up, the enigmatic singer is back with a new single—and a promise that her first album in six years will be worth the wait.
Jenny Lewis Escapes the Void
After a turbulent childhood and two decades of brilliantly vulnerable songs, the L.A. idol has finally arrived at something like happiness.
Behind the Scenes: Distillation In Waves
Produced by Pitchfork for Jack Daniel’s. Go behind the scenes to see how Producer FaltyDL and Engineer Noah Norman collaborated with Jack Daniel’s to create a truly unique cocktail of music and science for their latest music video.
More Recent Reviews
- Billie Eilish
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
The debut album from the meteoric pop star lives in a world of its own: gothic, bass-heavy, at turns daring and quite beautiful.
- Ex Hex
It's Real
The second album from Mary Timony's band suggests that the hard rock of debut Rips was no dalliance: This time, they mine the denim-clad AOR of Billy Squier and Foreigner.
- Rich the Kid
The World Is Yours 2
The perpetual Atlanta B-lister sounds like a guest on his own albums, outshone by features from Gunna, Young Thug, Offset, Big Sean, and more.
- Lucinda Chua
Antidotes 1 EP
On her debut solo EP, the cellist and vocalist explores a vaporous middle ground between R&B and chamber pop.