New Reviews for May 17, 2024
Hail Mary Productions / Virgin
A bright, lively, and fresh spin on classic rock from the actress turned singer.
RCA
Frontman Matt Shultz exorcises personal demons as his band plays an alluring alt-rock pastiche.
Polyvinyl
Set against a move from Georgia to Vermont, the project's shape-shifting 19th studio outing tends to favor its sexier, sassier, funkier proclivities.
Cultco Music / Hollywood
Boosted by orchestral backing, the Rochester indie crew scale back on concept and get creative on yet another addictive set.
Slumberland
The proper debut full-length from this New Jersey indie outfit takes a slightly different approach for each of its eight tuneful and tastefully arranged tracks.
Château de Versailles
Choral works by Lully bring the full splendor of Louis XIV's court.
Harmonia Mundi
Wagner transcriptions in the 19th century grand manner bring the listener close to the world of Liszt as a pianist.
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- May 17, 2024
March 24, 2014
On Mess, Liars turn dance music on its head by giving it a heroic dose of their dark mischief. Whether they give their taut, snotty art-punk a glossy chrome plating or conjure hammering beats and slithering textures that Trent Reznor would be proud to call his own, the band delivers some of their most spontaneous, kinetic music while pushing their boundaries.
