Reviews of recent releases.
Aphoristic Album Reviews takes a look at three new releases from women this week. Ingoma, from South African teenager Azana, … Continue Reading New Music Reviews: Azana, Cassandra Jenkins, and Lana Del Rey
We stay in the USA for this week’s new albums. Literate bar-rockers The Hold Steady still have new ideas on … Continue Reading New Music Reviews: The Hold Steady, Julien Baker, and Hayley Williams
Welcome to the first batch of 2021 new album reviews. I examine the sophistipop of Canada’s The Weather Station, as … Continue Reading New Music Reviews: The Weather Station, Transatlantic, and Steven Wilson
I know it’s obligatory to insert a comment here about how terrible a year 2020 was. Down in New Zealand, … Continue Reading 10 Best Albums of 2020
It’s the last batch of reviews of 2020 releases. Ichiko Aoba dresses up her folk music in strings and synths, … Continue Reading New Music Reviews: Ichiko Aoba, Poppy, and Jeff Rosenstock
Natalia Lafourcade explores traditional Mexican music, Taylor Swift delivers a second surprise indie-folk album for 2020, and Gabriel Garzón-Montano plays … Continue Reading New Music Reviews: Natalia Lafourcade, Taylor Swift, and Gabriel Garzón-Montano
This week we look at the most recent releases from London neo-soul artist Cleo Sol (a member of Sault), L.A. … Continue Reading New Music Reviews: Cleo Sol, Chloe x Halle, and Wobbler
In this week’s new music reviews: a Colombian, an anonymous collective, and an Irishwoman walk into a bar…… Ela Minus … Continue Reading New Music Reviews: Ela Minus, Sault, Róisín Murphy
Three recent albums – a solo album by Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker, enthralling with just voice and guitar. An archival … Continue Reading New Music Reviews: Adrianne Lenker, Gillian Welch, and Ariana Grande
This week we look at new releases from Nigerian Afrobeats/soul artist Tiwa Savage, indie-folk band Fleet Foxes, and musical polymath … Continue Reading New Music Reviews: Tiwa Savage, Fleet Foxes, and Sufjan Stevens
Today we look at new records from three veteran acts – an archival release from the late Tom Petty (who … Continue Reading New Music Reviews: Tom Petty, The Flaming Lips, and The Microphones
This week we look at 2020 releases from Wales, Russia, and North Carolina (via Ghana). Enjoy! Kelly Lee Owens Inner … Continue Reading New Music Reviews: Kelly Lee Owens, Kate NV, and Moses Sumney
Kyoto math rock band Tricot’s 真っ黒 (Pure Black) was the first 2020 album I reviewed on this site. There have … Continue Reading Tricot – 10
This week I look at releases from three different continents, all wrestling with political and racial issues. Nigeria’s Burna Boy … Continue Reading New Reviews: Burna Boy, Run the Jewels, and Sault
This week we cover some power-pop from New Zealand, some Americana from Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, and a mini-album … Continue Reading New Music Reviews: The Beths, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, and Victoria Monét
Three more recent releases for your listening pleasure. Jessie Ware’s sophisticated dance-pop, Yves Tumor’s abrasive electronica, and Rina Sawayama’s brash … Continue Reading New Music Reviews: Jessie Ware, Yves Tumor, and Rina Sawayama
