Boards of Canada
Inferno
Time, religion, and the origins of the universe collide on the group’s fifth album for Warp Records
Paste Magazine
Modest Mouse
An Eraser And A Maze
One of the album’s greatest strengths is in Isaac Brock’s lyrical dexterity and his ability to turn seemingly nonsensical lexicons into something strangely coherent, like arranging disparate and contrasting fragments that coalesce into something greater than its individual parts
Northern Transmissions
Death Cab For Cutie
I Built You A Tower
Their hardest-rocking and emotionally urgent set in a while, I Built You a Tower is a strong reminder of why Death Cab have touched so many hearts over the decades, still refusing to rest on their legacy with this liberated, creative flash that pays off in droves
All Music
Modest Mouse
An Eraser And A Maze
Connected to the same language of expression that Brock has been cultivating since Modest Mouse began, just with a more clearly defined articulation than before, and a wider range of feelings (devastation, defeat, frustration, gratitude, and acceptance to name a few) than ever before
All Music
Death Cab For Cutie
I Built You A Tower
Gibbard impressively sounds his age despite having gotten off the road mainlining nostalgia on consecutive anniversary tours. While everything may have been falling apart around Gibbard, Death Cab kept it together
Northern Transmissions
Death Cab For Cutie
I Built You A Tower
While not every track hits that hard, this is still a worthy addition to the band’s catalogue of poignant, sorrowful songs
Kerrang!
Kurt Vile
Philadelphia's been good to me
As the album’s primary producer, Vile offers something close to a glimpse into his inner world. The hypnotic, euphonic, bobbing cadence of his vocals blends seamlessly with the loose drift of his guitar playing, revealing the intimacies and joys of the years in possibly his best album to date
Northern Transmissions
Boards of Canada
Inferno
More than anything, Inferno asks to be thought about – to be considered. It does ask for time. Which at this moment might be flat out revolutionary. A stop to the endless scrolling. An opportunity to consider the past, the present, and what might be to come. That might be what we all need
Northern Transmissions
Boards of Canada
Inferno
Boards of Canada are firmly rooted as documentarians of the ruinous now
Beats Per Minute
Iceage
For Love of Grace & the Hereafter
Boasts a jagged sophistication, the entire album pulsing with a sense of amused urgency, reckless beauty, and exuberant swagger—a worthy addition to this band’s nearly flawless discography
Albumism
Paul McCartney
The Boys of Dungeon Lane
This is a deeply personal album to McCartney, but one he chose to share with us, and we are the better for it. Once again, Sir Paul McCartney raises the bar
Spill Magazine
Kurt Vile
Philadelphia's been good to me
Vile has neither reached new heights nor is he off the boil on Philadelphia’s Been Good To Me; he’s simply doing what he’s always successfully done over the course of his previous nine albums, which is deliver a level of consistency and a stronger sense of identity than most are capable of maintaining
A.V. Club