Album Reviews

Birds of Bellwoods - The Fifth

Final rating: 7.4/10 Where did this wave of indie folk bands come from? Was it Arcade Fire or Modest Mouse that paved the way? Was it something that slowly came from way before then? Either…

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Tame Impala - Currents

Final Rating: 8.3/10 “Tell my mother I’m sorry”. Kevin Parker leaves the scene like Josh Brolin’s character in No Country for Old Men with a messaged passed on to his parent in the song Let…

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Zella Day - Kicker

Rating: 8/10 I really liked Zella Day’s self-titled EP. With only four songs, she grasped me– “Hypnotic” was incredible, but really, the entire thing flowed perfectly in and out of itself. Her voice is interesting…

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Jamie xx - In Colour

Rating: 9/10 Thank God Jamie xx is British, so I never have to correct my spelling when typing his album title. Go, Commonwealth! Not really, but go proper spelling. Riding on a few well-released and…

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Twenty One Pilots - Blurryface

Rating: 8/10 Blurryface, the second “official” major label album from the Ohio duo Twenty One Pilots is, in a word, open. Named after the character Blurryface, that the band created, Blurryface represents insecurity and self-awareness….

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Bush - Snoop Dogg

Rating: 8/10 Alright. Let’s talk about Snoop Dogg.  Alright. Uh, Bush was amazing. Let’s just get the basis of this review out here: It’s going to be hella positive because I. LOVED. IT. Executive produced…

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Kindred - Passion Pit

Rating: 8/10 Kindred, Passion Pit’s third release, is just as indie alt pop lovely as their previous works. Opening with “Lifted Up (1985),” it sounds almost similar to Phoenix’s first album (speaking of which, they…

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