Josh Gaston
Clark: Death Peak
Veteran electronic musician continues to expand his sound on new release
Blanck Mass: World Eater
Like his main project F*** Buttons, Benjamin John Power's Blanck Mass straddles the line between the melodic and the noisy
Guided by Voices: August by Cake
The greatest rock band of the last 35 years releases its first double album - and it does not disappoint.
Split Lip Rayfield: On My Way
Home state heroes provide another boot stompin’ slap of thrashgrass
Drab Majesty: The Demonstration
Harking back to 80s goth/coldwave and new wave, Drab Majesty releases one of the finest albums of 2017 thus far.
Elbow: Little Fictions
Elbow's seventh studio album starts off strong, but ends feeling uninspired.
Julie Byrne: Not Even Happiness
Julie Byrne’s sophomore album, Not Even Happiness, is a case study in introspective folk music.
Bash & Pop: Anything Could Happen
Tommy Stinson (The Replacements) reforms Bash & Pop with mostly successful rock-n-roll results
Japandroids: Near to the Wild Heart of Life
“Celebration” rockers come out of hiding to release their first album in 5 years…but was it worth the wait?
You Blew It!: Abendrot
Emo scene leaders You Blew It! scale back the rock and scale up the experimentation and spaciousness for one of the year's best.
American Football: American Football (LP2)
Emo pioneers American Football put out their second full length...17 years later. Surprisingly, the results are stellar.
Beach Slang: A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings
Earnest rockers Beach Slang want to be the soundtrack to your best night
Okkervil River: Away
Away is the reflection of a dark time in band leader Will Sheff's life, which makes for a beautifully heartbreaking album
Big Jesus: Oneiric
Heavy rock with pop melodies and whispered vocals, Big Jesus doesn't do too much to advance the space rock/stonergaze sound
Drive-By Truckers: American Band
Drive-By Truckers put out their most political album to date, "American Band."
White Lung: Paradise
Paradise is White Lung's catchiest and cleanest album to date, but have they lost their edge?
Ryley Walker: Golden Sings That Have Been Sung
Virtuosic guitarist Ryley Walker returns with his third album in three years, and his most psychedelic album to date.
Owen: The King of Whys
Mike Kinsella employs outside musicians for the first time while delivering Owen's strongest, most concise effort to date
Red Kate: unamerican activities
Kansas City punks, Red Kate, deliver the classic punk rock goods on their new album, unamerican activities.
The Field: The Follower
Electronic musician, Axel Willner, returns as The Field and reprises his role as the king of using microsamples to construct beautiful music.
Leon Vyenhall: Rojus
House music chameleon, Leon Vynehall, returns with his second album, Rojus. Let the dance party commence!
Black Mountain: IV
Psychedelic/progressive rockers, Black Mountain, return with their most varied album to date.
Into It. Over It.: Standards
Diligent and omnipresent emo savior, Evan Weiss, returns with the third length from his main project, Into It. Over It.