The next Interpol album will be on a major label, so that they can start suing the blogger community that made them popular in the first place. Too bad. I understand the purpose and goal of money and popularity, and due to a commenter I’ve edited this post to reflect that, b...
One major theme that runs through Pitchfork’s best albums of 2024 is disbelief. There are pop albums that defy all expectations, indie rock records that shouldn’t work but do, rap tapes that are made of everything but the raps, surprise debuts, stunning comebacks, and shocking finales. ...
Cruise Your Illusion is excellent driving music, both in its guitar heroics and its infectious confidence—both no surprise coming from a band who described their own album as “the best fucking record ever made.”–Evan Minsker Listen: Milk Music, “New Lease on Love” 38. The Softies...
One of the best songs I heard in 2023 certainly must be Joesef’s “It’s Been a Little Heavy Lately” - taken from his debut albumPermanent Damage. Initially, I was drawn to this body of work on a technical level as I frequently caught myself asking “wow how did they do that?”...
“Spaghettii” capture Beyoncé’s generational talent as a performer as brilliantly as anything she’s ever committed to record. The shorter interstitials (“My Rose,”“Flamenco,”“Desert Eagle”) could have been edited for concision and coherence, but the album’s sprawl speaks to Beyoncé’...
Tegan and Sara are known to many as one of the best indie bands. List of the best Tegan and Sara albums, including pictures of the album covers when available. This Tegan and Sara discography is ranked from best to worst, so the top Tegan and Sara albums can be found at the top of...
The best parts of theLaylaalbum were fuelled by the instant synchrony ofEric Claptonand Duane Allman. In the guitar break that closes the title song’s first half, they both reach for their highest and most desperate notes, as mixed by Tom Dowd to sound like one big guitar. In the closi...
The fifth and best album to date from the ever-dramatic English singer-songwriter follows 2020'sKitchen Sink—and an unusually traumatic period in her life that is reflected inFilthy's lyrics. "An album that is leaps and bounds above anything else Shah has done before – a record that's ...
Our critics' picks for the best albums of 2021 include Billie Eilish, Summer Walker, Arlo Parks, Liz Phair, Brandi Carlile and Arooj Aftab.
and teenaged future wings guitarist jimmy mccullough comprised this one-hit-wonder of a band. they’re best known for “something in the air,” a throbbingly perfect pro-revolution anthem, but the rest of the trio’s single album is fairly terrific as well. it revolves around songwriter-...