Beneath the Eyrie shows signs of the band figuring out…
Music Reviews
Hobo Johnson: The Fall of Hobo Johnson
Like listening to your boyfriend sweet-talk you into forgiving his…
Tanya Tucker: While I’m Livin’
Let Tanya Tucker have her long overdue moment back in…
Film Reviews
Ad Astra
Gray is definitely not the first director to use the starkness of space to explore issues such as grief and abandonment.
Downton Abbey
The film version of Downton Abbey doesn’t necessarily surpass the television series, but fits smoothly, supplementing the original’s arc without undermining it.
Music Features
Discography: Scott Walker: ‘Til the Band Comes In
’Til the Band Comes In might’ve been a late-career masterpiece had it been recorded by Paul Anka or Tony Bennett.
Holy Hell! Eureka Turns 20
One of Jim O’Rourke’s defining characteristics—in both his song-based music for Drag City and his ever-expanding catalog of experimental releases—is his expert use of humor.
Film Features
Oeuvre: Varda: Kung-Fu Master
Kung-Fu Master transgresses in the gentlest manner possible, while also tossing off frequent barbs at the libertine romantic expansiveness of French cinematic culture.
Criminally Underrated: The Sweetest Thing
We still don’t see many mainstream films that approach certain themes with the same vigor and freedom.
Books
How We Killed God: by David Quinn
The Irish Catholic concerns pursued by David Quinn span 1994 to 2017.
Connect: by Julian Gough
Connect is an exciting work by a talented and bold writer.
Lists
Great Album, Forgotten Song
Even the classic albums have forgotten songs. We right those wrongs.
The Ten Best Debut Albums of the 2010s
These are the best debut records of the 2010s.