Bill knows this: He knows his talent is in his wordplay and in choosing to emphasize that, he makes his newest album, Apocalypse, an engaging listen despite its stylistic similarity to many of his earlier releases.
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While Panda Bear’s last album was a fun, critically acclaimed album that took psychedelic pop to exciting new places, Tomboy comes off as something of a drag.
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Every song has a twist, each corner hides a surprise, yet it never seems like gimmickry. After the initial shock of each surprise wears off, there are a million reasons to come back for more
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Though the addition of new instruments is what caused Time to Die to falter, No Color manages to avoid making the same mistake by using the new sounds in moderation, and with much more subtlety.
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Instrumental bands aren’t getting a lot of press coverage right now, but that didn’t stop Delicate Steve from putting out an album chock-full of excellent guitar work – unfortunately at the expense of almost everything else.
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Where Ships was widely considered their masterpiece, The Best of Gloucester County will likely be remembered as an unsuccessful follow-up
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S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT, may be clunkily named, but the music it contains is smooth and satisfying.
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While Shugo Tokumaru’s latest release, ,Port Entropy, could easily be described as quirky, his evident enthusiasm and meticulous interweaving of musical styles propel the album from being just another gimmicky Japanese record to one entirely worthy of praise.
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