The Black Keys Get Into a ‘Dropout Boogie’
Primarily fashioned in Southern rock and soul jams, the Black Keys’ Dropout Boogie will make you do what the name suggests: boogie.
Reviews
Hater’s ‘Sincere’: The Scandinavian Hits Keep Coming
Hater’s Sincere provides yet more evidence that Scandinavia is home to some of the most satisfying and worthwhile music in today’s indie-rock world.
Steve Forbert Goes ‘Moving Through America’ Past and Present
The 11 tracks on Steve Forbert’s Moving Across America show his skills as a songwriter and a performer are as sharp and strong as ever.
Jessica Pavone’s ‘…of Late’ Is a Bold, Tense Contemporary String Ensemble Composition
Composer and violist Jessica Pavone continues to explore the tactile and sensorial experience of music as a vibration-based medium on ...of Late.
High Pulp Make a Case for “Outsider” Jazz on ‘Pursuit of Ends’
High Pulp’s Pursuit of Ends isn’t craziness piled on top of more craziness. They just don’t feel the need to stick to one person’s idea of what jazz should be.
OH MY GIRL’s ‘Real Love’ Holds Appeal for Britney Spears Fans
If there is such a thing as “alternative K-pop”, OH MY GIRL are strong contenders for the title of this genre’s queens.
The Troubadour David Olney ‘Live in Holland’ For the Last Time
Evermore captures folkie David Olney performing a fine collection of songs linked by a belief in love before a friendly crowd.
James Blake Live in Berlin – Fully Grown
British genre-bender James Blake dazzles a rapturous crowd in a heartfelt return to the stage in Berlin.
Charles Mingus at His Unruly, Instigative Peak on ‘The Lost Album From Ronnie Scott’s’
Charles Mingus’ The Lost Album From Ronnie Scott’s is right there next to his most blistering records from the 1960s. It’s that good.
Peter Manning Robinson Turns His Piano Into a Prism on ‘Celestial Candy’
Peter Manning Robinson’s Celestial Candy is an album unlike any other. It takes one of Western music’s oldest instruments and gives it an intensely new twist.
Arcade Fire’s ‘WE’ Takes the Idea of Hit and Miss to Extremes
Somehow, Arcade Fire have created an album that’s one half an exciting return to form and the other a continuation of their worst impulses with WE.