Category: New Music Review

Reviews of recent releases.

Legacy! Legacy! – Jamila Woods: New Music Review

Chicago born poet and singer-songwriter Jamila Woods dedicated her second album to twelve of her heroes. Each of the tracks … Continue Reading Legacy! Legacy! – Jamila Woods: New Music Review

Born in a nomad camp, Niger’s Mdou Moctar first came to prominence after the release of his debut album, 2008’s … Continue Reading Mdou Moctar – Ilana (The Creator): New Music Review

Caroline Polachek grew up in Connecticut and was formerly the vocalist for the indie-pop duo Chairlift, who had a surprise … Continue Reading Caroline Polachek – Pang: New Music Review

The saddest story in popular music this year probably belonged to David Berman. The former leader of Silver Jews had … Continue Reading Purple Mountains – Purple Mountains: New Music Review

Genre: Pop Pop star or pop maverick? Charlotte Emma Aitchison is talented enough to go in either direction, and her … Continue Reading Charli XCX – Charli: New Music Review

Genre: Folk-rock, Singer-songwriter New Zealand is presently enjoying a very strong crop of female asinger-songwriters. Along with Hollie Fullbrook of … Continue Reading Tiny Ruins – Olympic Girls: New Music Review

The New Pornographers are successors to vintage pop/rock acts like The Beach Boys, The Beatles, and The Zombies. All of … Continue Reading The New Pornographers – In The Morse Code of Brake Lights: New Album Reviews

Indie-folk band Big Thief started recording Two Hands five days after completing U.F.O.F. (released in May 2019). U.F.O.F. was recorded … Continue Reading Big Thief – Two Hands: New Album Review

In 1985, four male country superstars – Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson – teamed up to … Continue Reading The Highwomen by The Highwomen

When Lana Del Rey emerged with the virally successful single ‘Video Games’ in 2011, she wasn’t someone who I had … Continue Reading Lana Del Rey – Norman F*****g Rockwell!: New Music Review

My expectations for Taylor Swift‘s seventh album, Lover, were low. Her previous album, Reputation, was disappointing, with its defensive lyrical … Continue Reading Lover – Taylor Swift: New Music Review

Tyler Gregory Okonma, better known as Tyler, the Creator, has enjoyed a rapid career evolution over the last decade. He … Continue Reading Igor – Tyler, the Creator: New Music Review

I adored The Hold Steady in my twenties. The band had three different focal points – guitarist Tad Kubler was … Continue Reading The Hold Steady – Thrashing Thru the Passion: New Music Review

Most successful musicians start their recording careers as young adults, but New Zealand country artist Aly Cook’s an exception. Cook’s … Continue Reading New Music Review: Caught in the Middle by Aly Cook

Jenny Lewis has been a fixture in indie rock for two decades, firstly with Rilo Kiley and then a solo … Continue Reading Jenny Lewis – On The Line: New Music Review

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell recently became the first musician born in the 21st century to score a number one … Continue Reading Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?: New Music Review