Reviews
- Charli XCX
how i’m feeling now
The British electro pop artist sings of love, loneliness, and solo partying across an album built in and made for this very moment.
- Kamasi Washington
Becoming (Music From the Netflix Original Documentary)
Soundtracking Netflix’s Michelle Obama documentary, the Los Angeles saxophonist trades the sprawl of his albums for a more concise approach, wrapping pop-friendly motifs in big arrangements.
- The Magnetic Fields
Quickies
The sharp wit of veteran songwriter Stephin Merritt thrives in brevity across a collection of short songs that range from 12 seconds to an epic two-and-a-half minutes.
- Infant Island
Beneath
Urgent even at its sludgiest tempos, the Fredericksburg, Virginia band’s second album draws on a bleak palette to create illusions of infinite depth and vastness.
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