Cast
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Power's voice is improving with age, especially confident and commanding on the closing, psych-baroque "Birds Heading South". Print edition only
NME
Cast
Yeah Yeah Yeah
The excellent PP Arnold featuring lead single Poison Vine is a good indicator of the move towards a very Stones-y type of uplifting soulful rock and blues; the swelling gospel rock of Don't Look Away is the most stirring thing they've done yet. Print edition only
Record Collector
Megadeth
Megadeth
Instead of going out with a nuclear bang, Megadeth serves lean sides that won’t clog the final tour’s setlists
Beats Per Minute
Louis Tomlinson
How Did I Get Here?
The songs on the former One Direction member’s over-referential, sometimes uneven third album don’t shrink down for anyone, and he sells his disappointment and anxiety with nuance, refusing to bemoan his own celebrity
Paste Magazine
Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore
Tragic Magic
It's like the warm sun shining on your face in the springtime, an ode to your precious childhood that you hold near and dear to your heart, and for me, that's exactly what I look for in this type of ambient/new age music
Sputnik Music (staff)
Searows
Death in the Business of Whaling
Searows’ latest album can be harrowing in the best way, but it can occasionally slip into run-of-the-mill indie folk tailored for playlists
Spectrum Culture
Searows
Death in the Business of Whaling
While maintaining all the shades of indie-folk from previous releases, and holding strong to that dedication to a start-to-finish experience that takes you on a journey, Death in the Business of Whaling has new contrasts that make it endlessly more exciting
Far Out
Searows
Death in the Business of Whaling
For once, some of the songs here feel unmistakably Searows for their evocation of a specific geography and its windy, grimy sentiments
The Line Of Best Fit
Searows
Death in the Business of Whaling
On his second album, the Portland musician adds a little mystery to his sad-boy singer-songwriter persona, favoring abstract musings and adding subtle strangeness to otherwise tasteful arrangements
Pitchfork
Searows
Death in the Business of Whaling
Portland singer-songwriter Searows returns with immersive indie-folk and haunting, lingering lyrics
The Skinny
Megadeth
Megadeth
Dave Mustaine takes his veteran thrash metal band out doing what they do best, but not without some unnecessary score-settling
Spectrum Culture
The Molotovs
Wasted On Youth
Drawing on the sharp, propulsive energy of the Jam circa early ’80s, The Molotovs make it clear: don’t sell out, stay true, and groove to your own rhythm
Clash