New Reviews for May 10, 2024
Capitol / Lovetap
An artful, emotionally resonant ninth album that finds the Nashville band recapturing the playful, post-punk energy of their early work.
Sub Pop
Damon McMahon's dense, challenging critique of American culture's need to conform is equal parts timely and timeless.
Incubus / Virgin
A "20th" anniversary re-recording of their seminal 2001 album that adds layers of experience and age to the biggest record in their catalog.
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Interscope / Island / UMR
The band's openhearted, ambitious debut album -- presented here with extras -- stands as a classic of the post-Coldplay era.
Concord / Easy Eye Sound
Shannon Shaw and her retro-rocking bandmates contemplate loss while aiming for a bigger and more colorful sound.
Rise Above Records
The band blow up their proto-metal template to create an imaginary soundtrack that pays tribute to Italian cinema of the '70s.
Nettwerk
Balancing rustic and more reverb-heavy indie folk and '60s and '70s pop, the duo's relatively stripped-back fifth album is an affectionate one.
Sargent House
Shaped by memories and meditation, the project's sixth album boasts some of its most direct songwriting and emotive use of noise.
In Memoriam
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Editors' Choice for April, 2024
AllMusic Staff Pick
- May 14, 2024
1968
Many critics found Muddy Waters' 1968 set Electric Mud to be a crass attempt at cashing in on the trend of heavy guitar rock, but Muddy's amped up takes on blues burners and Rolling Stones covers actually rock pretty legitimately. Maybe Electric Mud is an abomination to blues traditionalists, but taken in terms of pure enjoyment and fun, it's fantastic.
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