album reviews
West Coast Warriors: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau
The Dean reviews the latest from Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak, and more.
Stewart Lee Listened to 'Ziggy Stardust...' for the First Time, Reviewed It, and Hated It
“It makes me feel physically sick throughout and I’ve not enjoyed living with it.”
Still Mackling After All These Years: On Macklemore's 'Unruly Mess'
This isn't so much an album as a charm offensive for everyone with reasonable gripe about the guy and his art last time around.
Is the Album Review Dead?
With every song available for free the instant of its release, do we still need critics to tell us what’s good?
G.O.O.D. Music Abounds: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau
The Dean reviews the latest from Kanye West, Pusha T, Travis Scott, and more.
Singer-Songwriters Endure: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau
The Dean tackles the latest from former Go-Between Robert Forster, Father John Misty, and more.
The Strange Pseudo-Comeback of a Middle-Aged Blur and Their 'Magic Whip'
It took Blur 12 years, rehab, solo projects, and getting trapped in Hong Kong to make the follow up to 'Think Tank.' Was it worth the wait?
April's Best and Worst Albums
Bill Fay is great, the dude from Dire Straits is not, and Death Grips may be a vast internet conspiracy perpetuated by 4chan.
Duck Dynasty’s Si Robertson Debuts Indie Side Project: A Review of 'Me and My Smokin Hot Honey'
The swampy, operatic epic about the union between man and woman is now on sale for $5.99.