Tigran Hamasyan Seeks Meaning on Rapturous ‘Manifeste’
Tigran Hamasyan’s Manifeste is a journey, profoundly personal and rooted in the world, seeking purpose within it. It’s moving and aurally rapturous.
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Magic Fig Successfully Blend Prog- and Psych-Rock
San Francisco’s Magic Fig combine the gentler side of 1970s prog-rock with dashes of 1960s psychedelic folk and 1980s video game-style synths.
Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ Has Staying Power at 50
At the half-century mark, Wish You Were Here 50 gives Pink Floyd the long-overdue royal treatment.
The Trey Anastasio Band Shine a Guiding Light
Trey Anastasio’s music might not be able to save the world per se, but it shines a light that provides spiritual sustenance for fans.
Gen X’s Nostalgia for 1980s Music Is a Memory Problem
Gen X nostalgia for 1980s music like Starship’s “We Built This City” and Toto’s “Africa” is built on old forgotten words and ancient melodies – and faulty memory.
Modern Nature’s ‘The Heat Warps’ Is Superb and Compelling
Modern Nature’s new LP, The Heat Warps, is fabulously compelling and questioning, and the questions it asks are not the ones you expect to hear on a pop album.
Iconic Art-Rockers Be-Bop Deluxe Celebrated in New CD Sets
The compulsively creative Bill Nelson was Be-Bop Deluxe’s visionary and truly one of the best of a generation thick with innovative, soul-stirring six-stringers.
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Cast a Magical Spell
The psychedelic rockers King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard generate a new level of dazzling sonic alchemy with orchestral backing.
Be-Bop Deluxe’s Restlessness and Energy Are Superb
While much 1970s rock went straight up its arse, Be-Bop Deluxe offered a swift yet elegant kick in the crotch. Who knew that decades later it would still feel good?
Ghost Exercise Restraint on the Sad ‘Skeletá’
Ghost’s more measured approach lends an appealing atmosphere of sadness, but fans will be clamoring for more energy and menace amidst the garishness next time.
Hedvig Mollestad Trio Serve Up Jazzy Metal Fire
Hedvig Mollestad Trio offer progressive rock, metal, free jazz, psychedelia, and dark ambient rolled into one exquisitely heavy yet organized whole.
Goose’s Attempt to Solve the Studio Album Puzzle Is Superb
On Everything Must Go, Goose celebrate the past, unlock new possibilities, and deliver one of the best studio albums by a jam band to date.