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The Black Keys  Peaches!

The Black Keys‘ most raw-sounding record Far Out

The Black Keys  Peaches!

These versions often aren’t particularly explosive or even all that grabby. In some ways they’re kind of insular, exuding a pickup-hoops naturalism that adds to the music’s deep grind or brackish crunch Rolling Stone

The Black Keys  Peaches!

‘Peaches!’ is full of dynamism, swirling riffs and pounding drumbeats. It never loses itself in the mele Clash

The Black Keys  Peaches!

Dan Auerbach and Patrick Casey spend a lot of the record mining the catalogues on non-household names from the world of blues, bringing a Zeppelin-like gritty groove to RL Burnside’s Fireman Ring The Bell and a pleasing voodoo shuffle to Earl Hooker’s You Got To Lose Record Collector

The Black Keys  Peaches!

14th studio album from Akron two-piece plugs them back into their primal blues roots Mojo

The Black Keys  Peaches!

The live-off-the-floor Peaches! is the antithesis of 2024's overcooked Ohio Players, the duo's nadir, and a delectably scuzzy sequel to Delta Kream, complete with another seductively squalid William Eggleston cover photo. Print edition only Uncut

Tori Amos  In Times Of Dragons

The LP tries to be both a plunge into Irish mysticism and an anti-Trump protest. The singer is reluctant to fully commit to either vision The Irish Times

Tori Amos  In Times Of Dragons

In Times of Dragons puts love and solidarity at its core. While some will pick up charity gigs, Tori Amos turns this anxiety-ridden world into a dystopic epic with a swift turn of her pen-turned-sword The Line Of Best Fit

Tori Amos  In Times Of Dragons

The veteran songwriter’s new album colorfully dramatizes the reptilian autocrats of American society, but suffers from the literalism that affects much politically reactive art today Pitchfork

Tori Amos  In Times Of Dragons

The album traces the artist’s sojourn through a nation that’s turned into hell Slant Magazine

Tori Amos  In Times Of Dragons

The singer-songwriter’s 18th album is full of fantastical imagery, moving emotions, and callbacks to her storied career Rolling Stone

Tori Amos  In Times Of Dragons

Modern world anxieties and perils are filtered through the lens of ancient myth. A richly rewarding work results musicOMH

Tori Amos  In Times Of Dragons

While all this makes for a rich, dense and sometimes overwhelming offering, Amos still ensures there's some light amid all this darkness. Print edition only Uncut

Tori Amos  In Times Of Dragons

Like its closest Amos siblings, Scarlet Walk (2002) and American Doll Posse (2007, it's far from immediate, but the delayed gratification reaps rewards aplenty. Print edition only Mojo

Tori Amos  In Times Of Dragons

The vital In Times of Dragons whisks Amos back to hallowed days, penetrating the soul and shaking foundations in a manner that hasn't been heard since Pele, Choirgirl, Scarlet, or Posse All Music