Tool Fear Inoculum Volcano/RCA/Sony 9/10 It’s a difficult thing to approach something this long-awaited with an open mind, free from […]

Yomi Ship Pyramids of Yonaguni Nala Records 8/10  Located just below the clear waters off Yonaguni Jima, an island near the southern […]

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Infest the Rats’ Nest Flightless Records 6/10 Perennial psychedelic pranksters King Gizzard and the […]

Seeker Lover Keeper Wild Seeds Liberation Records 8/10 The initial Seeker Lover Keeper album from 2011 was the result of […]

Strung Out Songs of Armor and Devotion Fat Wreck Chords 7.5/10 The latest offering from U.S. thrash punkers Strung Out […]

Bill Callahan Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest Drag City 8/10 After the longest layoff of his career, Bill Callahan returns […]

Cherubs IMMACULADA HIGH Relapse 8/10 Austin, Texas band Cherubs have been a vital part of the noise rock scene with […]

Thom Yorke ANIMA XL/Remote Control 8.5/10 Radiohead frontman and the world’s cheeriest bloke Thom Yorke, fresh off his stint as […]

Purple Mountains Purple Mountains Spunk/Drag City 8.5/10 The Joos are back! Well, you can’t really say that, because the Silver […]

Jambinai Onda Bella Union/Inertia 7/10 Onda, the third full-length release for South Korean post rock group Jambinai, combines post rock […]

CRUMB Jinx Independent  9/10 Psych-poppers Crumb make their trippy debut with Jinx, one of the year’s best albums. There are […]

Mavis Staples We Get By ANTI- 8/10 Mavis Staples knows how fragile our civil liberties can be, and she wants […]

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib Bandana ESGN/Keep Cool/Madlib Invazion/RCA 8.5/10 Freddie Gibbs and Madlib bottle lightning a second time with Bandana, […]

Holly Herndon PROTO 4AD/Remote Control 8/10 Holly Herndon’s third album sees the voice and electronic synergist take her craft to […]

Dope Lemon Smooth Big Cat  BMG 7/10 Smooth Big Cat is an album about a bluesy musician wiling away his […]