Album Reviews

Wrekmesiter Harmonies Flowers in the Spring review

Wrekmeister Harmonies : Flowers in the Spring

The drone duo offer up one of their most spiritually rewarding sets of music to date

Nina Garcia Bye Bye Bird review

Nina Garcia : Bye Bye Bird

A remarkable unveiling of the experimental guitarist’s range and boundless curiosity

Damon Locks List of Demands review

Damon Locks : List of Demands

The veteran Chicago artist creates a spoken and text-based work is chaos delivered by process

Minibeast The Maze of Now review

Minibeast : The Maze of Now

Peter Prescott (Mission of Burma, Volcano Sons) takes on more atmospheric levels of sound with his abrasive band

Horsegirl Phonetics on and on review

Horsegirl : Phonetics On and On

The Chicago trio’s sophomore album maintains a playfulness with less noise to get in the way

Federico Albanese Blackbirds review

Federico Albanese : Blackbirds and the Sun of October

A sumptuous modern classical album, somewhere between intimacy and wider expansion

Marshall Allen New Dawn review

Marshall Allen : New Dawn

At 100, the leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra makes a stellar debut

Jules Reidy Ghost/Spirit review

Jules Reidy : Ghost/Spirit

The experimental artist offers up an album of profound change and self-discovery

Sarah Belle Reid and Vinny Golia Accidental Ornithology review

Sarah Belle Reid & Vinny Golia : Accidental Ornithology

A soundtrack to imaginary birds through free improvisation

Drop Nineteens 1991 review

Drop Nineteens : 1991

A lost cult classic finally unearthed by the shoegaze icons

Ambrose Akinmusire Honey from a Winter Stone review

Ambrose Akinmusire : Honey From a Winter Stone

The jazz trumpeter and bandleader’s latest is rife with cinematic heft and rhapsodic intensity

Jaye Jayle After Alter review

Jaye Jayle : After Alter

Evan Patterson and company dig into the blues on their fifth album

Squid Cowards review

Squid : Cowards

The UK art rock band populate the stunning songs on their third album with a cast of villains

Ebo Taylor Jazz Is Dead review

Ebo Taylor, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad : Jazz Is Dead 022

In a 2024 conversation during Jazz Is Dead‘s L.A. Philharmonic residency, label co-founder and hip-hop…

Benjamin Booker Lower review

Benjamin Booker : LOWER

The New Orleans singer/songwriter returns after a long hiatus with his most eclectic LP, produced by Kenny Segal

Pink Siifu BLACK'!ANTIQUE review

Pink Siifu : BLACK’!ANTIQUE

A nearly 80-minute rap opus that spans from blistering noise to soulful jazz rap

Rose City Band Sol y Sombra review

Rose City Band : Sol Y Sombra

A slightly more somber affair that radiates with hope

Weather Station Humanhood review

The Weather Station : Humanhood

Tamara Lindeman’s third album in four years juxtaposes musical improvisation with more personal reflections