The Lumineers’ LP “BRIGHTSIDE” contains compact messages
Although disconnected, each song celebrates life through difficulty in a different way.
“Pure Comedy” deepens Father John Misty’s enigmatic nature
Josh Tillman opens up the circle of ridicule with satirical beauty in “Pure Comedy”
CLAVVS’ “World Underwater” is a world worth exploring
The Atlanta-based duo stands out as accentuators of the best of synthpop in their sophomore LP.
“Watercolor” enthrones Porter Ray as Seattle hip-hop royalty
Porter Ray injects fire into the wet and gloomy Pacific Northwest rap scene.
Animal Collective releases the otherworldly “The Painters”
Experimental synth pop band Animal Collective dazzles with a palatable sample size of their last LP.
Radiohead consistently innovates
The band’s latest LP, “A Moon Shaped Pool,” is both evolutionary and familiar.
“Between the Pages” is a Q-and-A series that explores one’s life through books that have shaped and influenced them. Books affect the forming...