Snap judgments on the most anticipated album leaks.
Feb 14th 68 Comments
There’s not a band in recent memory that nailed the landing quite like Sleigh Bells did in 2010 with Treats, its M.I.A.-cosigned debut. They were CMJ darlings back when being a CMJ darling was… Read Story »
Jan 25th 224 Comments
To put all the waves upon waves of Lana Del Rey backlashes and frontlashes into proper perspective, let's all try a thought experiment: Imagine what might've happened if Fiona Apple, the closest… Read Story »
Oct 28th, 2011 13 Comments
The latest solo record from one-man four-track recorder Bradford Cox is probably his most accessible release under the moniker, striking a pretty even balance between the hazier Atlas Sound material… Read Story »
Oct 20th, 2011 26 Comments
Lungs, Florence & The Machine's debut album, was a bit of a slow-burner; I don't think I quite realized how much I liked it until it had been out for nine months or so. By that time, of course,… Read Story »
Oct 14th, 2011 4 Comments
First things first: There's no "D.A.N.C.E." on Justice's sophomore album. There's not really any "DVNO" either. Much of Justice's original popular appeal lay in their ability to craft these… Read Story »
Oct 12th, 2011 18 Comments
Noel Gallagher was the man who wrote virtually all the songs for Oasis, and sang a lot of the best ones. And even though the rest of the band took Liam's side during the contentious breakup, going… Read Story »
Sep 30th, 2011 21 Comments
Every Björk album has some sort of overarching concept that also serves as an attention-grabbing hook -- the Feminist World Warrior album, the A Capella album, the Sexy Bedtime IDM album. For an… Read Story »
Sep 27th, 2011 57 Comments
The Reminder, Feist's last album, blew the fuck up because it had a few good singles with great videos, because it showed up prominently in some commercials, and because it generally sounded just… Read Story »
Sep 9th, 2011 40 Comments
To anyone on the Internet with even the slightest music nerd inclination, abstract Brooklyn rap group Das Racist has long been a giant, glowing orb to our mosquitolike existence; it was against our… Read Story »
Sep 2nd, 2011 32 Comments
Apparently, the appeal of a girl that looks an American Doll who also happens to create manic, spastic riffs is not lost on the people. Annie Clark's St. Vincent project has been universally admired… Read Story »
