It’s near impossible to see Hot Chip as stuck in neutral when their lyrics reflect…
Author: Jeff Heinzl
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Coolidge-Jones sang of heartbreak 40 years ago, and beckons us still.
Akiko Yano: Iroha Ni Konpeitou
Finds a lively plot of land among the country-western rock ‘n’ roll, kabuki-inspired enka tunes…
Star: by Yukio Mishima
Feels like the culmination of American interest in the late Japanese writer’s cinematic work and…
Janet Jackson: Control
Control worked past its political moment by contending that definitions of control don’t have to…
Irma Thomas: In Between Tears
Irma Thomas' songs are as significant to our contemporary moment as the music of Aretha…
ALASKALASKA: The Dots
The band simply hasn’t found a way to convert its live, extemporaneous energy to a…
slowthai: Nothing Great About Britain
What does slowthai (aka Tyron Frampton) actually believe about nationalism and homeland?
Cate Le Bon: Reward
Reward is an album that reveals more and more of itself upon further listens.
The Handmaid’s Tale: The Graphic Novel: by Margaret Atwood and Renée Nault
Atwood’s 1985 canonical novel continues to represent a feminist warning bell that draws attention to…