Whitney Perfect Their Quiet Language of Loss
Whitney’s new album, Small Talk, is less about drifting through melancholy and more about staying still long enough to understand it.
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CMAT’s ‘Euro-Country’ Is a Striking Breakout Statement
Country pop’s CMAT offers a profound statement choreographed to a contagious mixture of alt-country, soul-pop, and indie pop sensibilities.
Laufey Enchants the Listener on ‘A Matter of Time’
Laufey’s A Matter of Time has many charms. Like a pretty girl who denies her attractiveness, she may try too hard to convince one of what’s not true.
Fanclubwallet’s Debut LP Has the Witty Exuberance of a Comic Book
Fanclubwallet’s first record, You Have Got to Be Kidding Me, litters cartoonish bedroom-pop melee with sober self-examinations.
The Vaccines Go All Out Pop on ‘Back in Love City’
The Vaccines’ Back in Love City is their most convincing attempt yet at convincing the world they are a pop band that just happen to use guitars.
There Are No Slip-Ups on Badly Drawn Boy’s ‘Banana Skin Shoes’
After a ten-year hiatus, British pop master Badly Drawn Boy returns with a wonderful mix of cathartic quandaries and boisterous quirks on Banana Skin Shoes.