Music Reviews

“Liz Phair has committed an embarrassing form of career suicide.”

“[The review consisted solely of an embedded video of a chimpanzee drinking its own urine. No written text was published.]”

“Their most ferocious music in years.”

“However insane the wait, however protracted the recording, Chinese Democracy is, above all, a Guns N' Roses record.”

“Liz Phair has committed an embarrassing and transparent fit of career suicide.”

“Greta Van Fleet sound like they did weed exactly once, called the cops, and tried to record a Led Zeppelin album before they arrested themselves.”

“[an embedded video of a chimpanzee drinking its own urine]”

“Drake raps and sings about his feelings with the same plodding, joyless commitment to brand maintenance.”

“Sabrina Carpenter seals her arrival as a pop superstar with 'Short n' Sweet.'”

“As time has proven, Kid A is the border crossing into a new era of Radiohead and popular music itself.”

“SIGN can feel overly restrained, as if Autechre pulled back from the chaos that makes their best work so thrilling.”

“On 'Chromakopia,' Tyler, the Creator has to deal with the truth.”

“Billie Eilish is more playful, more pissed, and as brilliant as ever.”

“Swift leans into the lavender haze of late-night rumination with some of her most personal lyrics yet.”

“Beyonce doesn't just visit country music — she conquers it, remaking the genre in her own image.”