Release Date: June 2, 2017 Label: Columbia Records [Note: This album review is part of a paired set of reviews meant to be considered together: see Dirty Projectors' self-titled album for the complementary review.] In a statement to Stereogum earlier this year, Amber Coffman expressed her hope that her debut album, City of No Reply, … Continue reading Album Review: Amber Coffman – City of No Reply
Album Review: Elbow – Little Fictions
Release Date: February 3, 2017 Label: Concord There is an apocryphal story that, in composing Bolero, Maurice Ravel made a bet with another composer that he could make a compelling piece of music that was just one long crescendo. Thus, was birthed his fifteen-minute epic. Its main theme is not developed in any significant way, but … Continue reading Album Review: Elbow – Little Fictions
Album Review: Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
Release Date: April 7, 2017 Label: Sub Pop Before I sat down to write this album review, I had to mow the lawn. The rainfall the week before meant the grass was growing quickly, and I didn’t want to be the neighborhood slacker. Dutifully, I put Pure Comedy on my headphones and started mowing at … Continue reading Album Review: Father John Misty – Pure Comedy