Reviews
- The Microphones
Microphones in 2020
Phil Elverum resurrects his beloved Microphones alias for a 44-minute song about art-making, self-mythologizing, and the endless search for meaning.
- Victoria Monét
Jaguar
Monét claims the spotlight on her debut EP, a sleek cocoon of funk-tinged R&B that excavates what it means to be in control.
- Duma
Duma
The Kenyan noise band’s debut is inventive and abrasive, a timely distillation of global chaos and techno-dystopian dread.
- Shirley Collins
Heart’s Ease
The English folk maven sounds spry as ever, leading a light-footed exploration of traditional forms that also tips toward classic psychedelia.
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