Bottle It In: Kurt Vile and the art of pleasant sadness Hannah Hartt October 18, 2018 Album Review, Reviews Kurt Vile has perfected his paradox in Bottle It In (2018). He sings whimsically about darkness. He stumbles over his words gracefully, looking for meaning. He articulates his thoughts with abstract precision. ...
I hate ye, it’s awesome Veronica Irwin June 16, 2018 Album Review, Reviews Kanye West’s solo albums have lacked lyrically for me ever since My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). The verses tend to be fraught with as many enjoyable one-liners as they do unfinished phrases and awk...
Vince Staples spouts off on conscious rap rave album Big Fish Theory Veronica Irwin June 27, 2017 Album Review, Reviews Whether speaking up about #blacklivesmatter, all-caps yelling about “UGLY” Schoolboy Q praising his album, or retweeting fans’ posts about their own dead fish and dedicating his album to them, Vince Stapl...
Girlpool’s Harmony and Cleo grow up on new sophisticated album Powerplant Veronica Irwin May 18, 2017 Album Review, Reviews “1, 2, 3 will you list it off to me? How you’re sorry you feel weird in a jubilation dream” is what the Girlpool girls whisper at the top of their third full-length -- and, of course, still wonderfully wr...
I Need New Eyes: Album Review Matt Sater October 12, 2015 Album Review, Reviews Larry Gus strains. Every song he makes pushes itself past its logical limits, every lyric pulls him closer to some breaking point, every frantic percussion hit is a punch in his own gut and yours. His musi...