The cover of Lucy Dacus’s sophomore album depicts a character floating above the mountains with a giant speech bubble protruding from their mouth – as if the weight lifted from letting go of all of their suppressed thoughts and feelings has made them weightless. Dacus was just 21 years old when she released Historian, yet…
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(Must-Listen) Review: Black Country, New Road Create A Modern Classic
Black Country, New Road’s sophomore album is a deeply audacious effort that seems all but guaranteed to become a cult classic.
‘Funeral’ Review: A Deserved Indie Landmark
Arcade’s Fire 2004 classic is a bracing showcase of near-perfect rock music
REVIEW | Bury Me At Makeout Creek: An Exploration of Love’s Horrors
Mitski’s breakthrough third album Bury Me At Makeout Creek – named after a line from The Simpsons – is a concept album of sorts, based around the terror and joys of love.
REVIEW | Valentine: Indie Rock Masterpiece
Three years after releasing her landmark debut at just 18 years old, Lindsey Jordan proves herself to be a prodigy; creating an encapsulation of modern day indie rock at it’s very best
REVIEW | ‘If I Can’t Have Love…’: Nine Inch Nails-Assisted Rock With A Feminist Twist
Halsey’s fourth studio album – produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails fame – is an epic statement of intent; a quantum leap of ambition
REVIEW | Big Red Machine ‘HLDYTIGL’: Music To Get Lost In
Dessner and Vernon’s world always feel big enough to invite more people in; including you
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