Review/Listen: Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City
“Modern Vampires of the City” is a cultured, evolutionary, and enjoyable album that may be Vampire Weekend’s best to date.
Review/Listen: Deerhunter – Monomania
Deerhunter’s “Monomania” is an album that grabs you on first listen and will only deepen with every subsequent spin.
Review/Listen: Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light
New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light is simply Colin Stetson’s best album to date: a whirlwind of majesty, filth, and fury.
Review/Listen: The Postal Service – Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition)
The Postal Service’s Give Up re-issue serves as a reminder of a fun project that accidentally became a generation defining search for love.
Review/Listen: James Blake – Overgrown
‘Overgrown’ is, at times, James Blake’s attempt at more straightforward R&B, but generally speaks to his unparalleled signature style.
Review/Listen: Deptford Goth – Life After Defo
“Life After Defo” lands Deptford Goth square in the company of The XX and Bon Iver with a stellar debut.
Review/Listen: David Bowie – The Next Day
“The Next Day” is a glorious return for the artistic mammoth that is David Bowie.
Review/Listen: Blue Hawaii – Untogether
In “Untogether,” Blue Hawaii has made a masterpiece of subtlety, which complements last year’s EP perfectly.
Review/Listen: Autre Ne Veut – Anxiety
On “Anxiety”, Autre Ne Veut effortlessly blends the past and the future of R&B, putting him amongst some of today’s best R&B artists.
Review/Listen: Flume – Flume
Though Flume made our Honorable Mentions list last year, his self-titled debut remains at the forefront of soulful electronica.
Review/Listen: Iceage – You’re Nothing
Iceage’s sophomore album is a unique masterpiece of punk, re-energizing a genre in dire need of a stylistic overhaul.
Review/Listen: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Push the Sky Away
“Push the Sky Away” is another triumphant album from Nick Cave and crew, albeit maybe not the loud, raucous one hardcore fans want.
Review/Listen: My Bloody Valentine – mbv
“mbv” picks up where My Bloody Valentine left off, continuing the legends’ mastery of shoegaze while propelling them into the future.
Review/Listen: Local Natives – Hummingbird
Hummingbird, the latest from Local Natives, sees the young band shift from youthful restlessness to mature self-examination.
Review/Listen: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – II
II is Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s latest adventure in psych-rock hysterics. But beware: this isn’t your grandfather’s LSD soundtrack.
Review/Listen: High Highs – Open Season
Well on their way to indie fame, the High High’s debut album is both consistent and unique.
