Die Spitz
Something To Consume
The takeaway is that playing it safe will never be an option for Die Spitz, who have set the exciting precedent for a sound that will remain on its toes
Kerrang!
Die Spitz
Something To Consume
Die Spitz operate as a collective, trading off instruments and swapping both songwriting and vocal duties
God Is In The TV
Die Spitz
Something To Consume
The band swaps instruments and vocals across the album, but their shared restlessness ties it all together. There’s metal, punk, shoegaze, sludge, and bits of doom stitched throughout
Northern Transmissions
Wednesday
Bleeds
Full of the emotional heft they’ve already displayed a knack for conveying
DIY
Jens Lekman
Songs for Other People's Weddings
If Other People’s Weddings proves anything, then it’s that he knows exactly what a love song can be, and wields that knowledge with an endearing power
Beats Per Minute
Jens Lekman
Songs for Other People's Weddings
An elaborate concept album takes big tonal swings, which results in some hits and misses
Spectrum Culture
Jens Lekman
Songs for Other People's Weddings
The Swedish musician’s companion album to a novel of the same name co-written with David Levithan is a sprawling romance bedazzled with vivid storytelling, absurdist humor, and ebullient flourishes
Pitchfork
Jens Lekman
Songs for Other People's Weddings
Swedish singer songwriter’s latest album looks at love in all its myriad forms, and does so quite brilliantly
musicOMH
Babymetal
Metal Forth
There’s nothing wrong with Metal Forth that wasn’t already wrong with other Babymetal albums, but the brutal truth seems to be that Babymetal is a concept that was designed to burn twice as brightly, but for half as long
Spectrum Culture
The Divine Comedy
Rainy Sunday Afternoon
Hannon’s gentle wit is still very much to the fore
The Arts Desk
CMAT
EURO-COUNTRY
Country pop’s CMAT offers a profound statement choreographed to a contagious mixture of alt-country, soul-pop, and indie pop sensibilities
PopMatters
David Byrne
Who Is The Sky
David Byrne’s latest album showcases his abilities as a top-rate popsmith, highlighting a work that is both commercially and colorfully appealing
PopMatters