BrainCan - album reviews

variety music staff s 10 favorite albums of 2017

One could argue that,like editing, music criticism isn’t a job; it’s a sickness. How many people...

album review: clams casino - 32 levels

There are few producers on the scene today with as much silent sway as Clams Casino. Over the final...

time will come

Laura was a guest on The Current’s Local explain final week as part of a current segment called...

song review: taylor swift s gorgeous

It appears the “venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) Taylor” can advance to the...

album review: wilco - schmilco

Legacy is such a weird concept. “We tried so tough”,Wilco sing on Schmilco closer “Just Say...

the brass messengers thigmonasty!

We’ve already posted that we’re excited for the next release in our catalog,a 45 with two...

album review: sam smith s the thrill of it all

“That tall lonesome sound” is an ancient bluegrass term,but it ought to be co-opted for Sam...

album review: johnny jewel - music to drive

This week,it’s been five years since Drive came out. If, somehow, and you’ve lived under a rock...

715: how justin vernon walked away from bon iver...

While a room full of journalists listened to 22,A Million, the highly-anticipated third Bon Iver...

native north america

There are a lot of involving compilations of rare 78s,45s and LPs these days, and for music...

album review: crystal castles - amnesty (i)

Like me,you may be nervous approximately the prospect of a new Crystal Castles album after the...

eagulls - ullages

Often a band will recognize to drive domestic the advantage of an early success; keeping the ball...

album review: eminem s revival

When Eminem made a surprise appearance on last October’s BET Hip-Hop Awards to freestyle a long...

album review: vince staples - prima donna

While he’s been building steam for quite some time now,California rapper Vince Staples hit most...

fire of love

The folks at Piñata Records never fail to inspire us. This has been a still year for the Twin...

album review: kelly clarkson s meaning of life

Who wouldn’t cotton to the idea of Kelly Clarkson unleashed? She remains not just the very first...

album review: pink s beautiful trauma

By most fair standards,Pink was the highlight of August’s MTV Video Music Awards. No, not for her...

album review: miley cyrus younger now

There’s something slightly familiar about Miley Cyrus’ back-to-roots slouch,which has her...

album review: johnny jewel - home original motion...

Johnny Jewel makes music that calls upon the venue of cinema so regularly,that when he actually...

album review: negative gemini - body work

Brooklyn label 100% Electronica has,in its short existence, become a great hub for low profile...

album review: m.i.a. - aim

Back in July,Annie Mac interviewed M.I.A. to announce the official release date for delayed fifth...

oaks and kitten forever performing here at hymie s...

Tonight is a second show here at Hymie’s for punk favorites Kitten Forever and a first for...

album review: luke bryan s what makes you country

If there’s a single retort to the question posed in the title of Luke Bryan’s sixth...

album review: margo price s all american made

The phrase “Waylon,Willie, and the boys” always seemed a slight un-inclusive — after all, and...

jim and the french vanilla

In local release news there are two solo records from the always-prolific Blind Shake out this week....

lost on the mountain

A little over a year and a half ago Pleasure Horse,Minneapolis’ finest cosmic American country...

album review: the claypool lennon delirium -...

Every noteworthy comic book hero has a memorable arc or epic where they team up with an unlikely...

album review: wolf parade - ep 4

Oh man,oh man. final week, Sub Pop released the deluxe 10th anniversary edition of the full-length...

outside the box

Celebrating their silver anniversary, Rank Strangers have released not one, not two, or but three...

album review: jagwar ma - every now then

Back in 2013,Noel Gallagher said he was too busy talking approximately Jagwar Ma to reform Oasis....

album review: david bowie - the gouster

We lost an irreplaceable artist this year when David Bowie passed away on January 10,the Monday...

album review: nick cave the bad seeds - skeleton...

The cover of Skeleton Tree,the sixteenth studio album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds is the most...

shiver

With the recent passing of Lemmy at the surprising age of seventy, we haven’t been able to keep...

hymies favorite local albums of 2015

Our year-finish list of favorite local records is hardly intended to be an authoritative...

album review: chris stapleton s from a room:...

“From A Room: Volume 2” is only the moment-best Chris Stapleton album of 2017,but that’s okay;...

album review: sharon jones soul of a woman and...

MAVIS STAPLES “If All I Was Was Black” (Anti-) SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS “Soul of a...

not your typical blind shake record

For a band with an established base of devoted fans,there’s a fine line between maintaining your...

album review: american football - lp2

“Everyone is dressed up,everyone to the nines”, Mike Kinsella whispers on the album’s closing...

the gated community s new album country hymn

Country Hymn opens with a warm,veteran-time revival atmosphere. “Betty on the Road” sounds like...

album review: factory floor - 25 25

whether there is one singular takeaway from 25 25,it’s this: Factory Floor are done introducing...

album review: the avalanches - wildflower

“It’s so fuckin’ party you will die.” That was The Avalanches self-endorsement of Wildflower...

album review: yoni geti - testarossa

A lot has happened in the five years since Yoni Wolf (of WHY? fame) and Chicago rapper Serengeti...

dixie chicks revisited: wide open spaces

Released in 1998,Wide Open Spaces established the Dixie Chicks as superstars good out of the gate....

fletcher magellan became a stranger

“All I really need is a friend” sings Fletcher Magellan approximately halfway through Became A...

the cleveland wrecking company

The latest release from the endlessly fascinating Roaratorio Recordsis a 7″ single featuring two...

album review: the replacements for sale: live at...

“Unsatisfied.” That’s the title of one of the Replacements’ greatest songs,and also a word...

album review: ice choir - designs in rhythm

Through years of tough work and countless projects,producer Kurt Feldman has made a name for himself...

we fell in love with red daughters

Tonight, Piñata Records presents the vinyl reissue of Dealer by Red Daughters, a band whose first...

album review: navvi - omni

Hardly anyone on the Seattle electronic scene does intimacy quite like NAVVI does. In the two and a...

an interview with gd mills

We first heard a few songs from The Fuck Knights Puke All Over Themselves when Dave visited the...

the wolf council

One of the bands who appear on the upcoming Live at Hymie’s compilation LP were surely one of the...

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