Reviews
Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
Mylo Xyloto finds Coldplay very aware of their place and doing their best to ensure that things remain a little interesting.
SuperHeavy – SuperHeavy
World-pop supergroup SuperHeavy sets its sights awfully high and fails to reach the summits it envisions on this eponymous debut.
Primus – Green Naugahyde
Primus returns from a 12-year absence without missing a beat, crafting a thoroughly fun and occasionally stirring collection of tunes.
2Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire
Ryan Adams’ latest full-length outing seems steeped in uncertainty, failing to present its themes in convincing fashion throughout.
Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Christopher Owens and JR White eclipse their debut effort with a follow-up that brings new life to comatose styles.
Loren Mazzacane Connors – Red Mars
Singular guitarist Loren Mazzacane Connors is at it again with a reverberant new full-length that examines how small we are.
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Mirror Traffic
Mirror Traffic is the type of record that we have come to expect and want from Stephen Malkmus with no sign of decline yet.
Active Child – You Are All I See
On his debut album, Active Child’s Pat Grossi mostly makes good on the hype, but treads some untested waters to varying results.
Tinariwen – Tassili
Touareg figureheads Tinariwen scale things way back on their latest effort. Unfortunately, their distinctive voice has eroded in the process.
Cootes Leland – Trail Of Smoke
Though Cootes Leland perhaps sees Tim Gibbons at his simplest, these are earnest, solid songs rooted in Americana tradition.
Neon Indian – Era Extraña
Alan Palomo may still reside within the chillwave rubric, but he continues to tread it in his own distinct Neon Indian fashion.