Album Reviews

Fifteen Great Albums of 2023

Model/Actriz – Dogsbody Thrashing, dark, and violent, the first full-length album from NY No-Wavers Model/Actriz is arguably the best record to come out this year.  It begins with a single tone, then a guitar lick […]

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Redefining the Roach with Genesis Owusu

“As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.” So begins The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, but the woefully limited medium of the written […]

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Metalcore Dropouts Tour Hit New England

Halfway through their grinding Fall tour, Fit For A King and The Devil Wears Prada brought their Metalcore Dropouts tour to the venerable Palladium in Worcester, Mass. Always known for its packed houses and enthusiastic […]

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Alex G: Lo-Fi in the Open-Air

Alex G has always expertly plumbed the common depths of human emotion, even as his music tends so frequently toward the oblique. Historically shrouded in lo-fi production, as hesitant to offer clarity on its sonics […]