Owen Pallett: In Conflict
Owen Pallett In Conflict (Domino Recording Co Ltd) Owen Pallett is not an easy artist to process. Many of us put on music as a soundtrack while we’re multitasking, but In Conflict is an album that demands More...
Little Matador: Little Matador
Little Matador Little Matador (Fiction Records) With a lull in Snow Patrol’s schedule, guitarist Nathan Connolly has stepped up to the foreground with a handpicked roster of bandmates who have played in groups More...
Coldplay: Ghost Stories
Coldplay Ghost Stories (Atlantic Records) Coldplay are the sort of band who often find themselves unfairly loathed for filling stadiums with their earnest songs. Ghost Stories, their sixth LP, rejects that familiar More...
The Trews: The Trews
The Trews The Trews (Nettwerk Productions) For about a decade, The Trews have been rock mainstays on the charts in their native Canada. Though The Trews is the band’s fifth LP, it feels right for them to lend More...
Damon Albarn: Everyday Robots
Damon Albarn Everyday Robots (Parlophone Records) Few artists have established résumés as diverse as Damon Albarn’s. The Blur frontman has gone from writing cheeky middle class tales to working with such More...
tUnE-yArDs: Nikki Nack
tUnE-yArDs Nikki Nack (4AD Records) Let’s get one thing out of the way: Merrill Garbus is really goddamn weird, as though the random capitalization of tUnE-yArDs didn’t give that away. Thankfully, her oddball More...
Ingrid Michaelson: Lights Out
Ingrid Michaelson Lights Out (Cabin 24 Records) Ingrid Michaelson has perfected a kind of balance that few artists achieve. While all of the songs on Lights Out feel personal, they are still poppy enough to More...
Ray LaMontagne: Supernova
Ray LaMontagne Supernova (RCA Records) When Ray LaMontagne stormed onto the scene a decade ago with Trouble, he stood at the forefront of an acoustic resurgence. His singer/songwriter style had strong folk and More...
Tokyo Police Club: Forcefield
Tokyo Police Club Forcefield (Mom + Pop Music) Tokyo Police Club is one of those bands that emerged on the post-punk scene with a name that was a bit too easy to confuse with other acts. Consequently, they have More...
Withered Hand: New Gods
Withered Hand New Gods (Slumberland Records) The name Withered Hand may bring up mental images of witch’s spells or bad omens, but Scottish musician Dan Willson’s style is anything but dark. New Gods, his More...
