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Album Review: Weird Nightmare - "Weird Nightmare"

Josh Bokor

Jun 8, 20223 min read

Album Review: Weird Nightmare - "Weird Nightmare"

The debut solo project from METZ frontman Alex Edkins is surprisingly introspective and has more of an emphasis on pop songwriting. It's...

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Album Review: Midlake - "For the Sake of Bethel Woods"

Josh Bokor

May 25, 20224 min read

Album Review: Midlake - "For the Sake of Bethel Woods"

What Midlake gets right on For the Sake of Bethel Woods are the consistently tight performances, songwriting, and sonic elements of...

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Album Review: Roedelius & Story - "4 Hands"

Josh Bokor

Mar 10, 20223 min read

Album Review: Roedelius & Story - "4 Hands"

What stands out the most about 4 Hands is the fact that Tim Story and Hans-Joachim Roedelius, despite their long distance, recorded...

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Album Review: Tears for Fears - "The Tipping Point"

Josh Bokor

Mar 9, 20224 min read

Album Review: Tears for Fears - "The Tipping Point"

The first new Tears for Fears album in nearly 18 years, The Tipping Point sounds both refreshingly modern and timeless. Acting like a...

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Josh Bokor

Mar 8, 20224 min read

Album Review: Metronomy - "Small World"

Metronomy's seventh album Small World has a direct approach on love, happiness, and a positive outlook on life. Over two decades strong,...

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Album Review: Animal Collective - "Time Skiffs"

Josh Bokor

Mar 3, 20225 min read

Album Review: Animal Collective - "Time Skiffs"

Time Skiffs successfully marks Animal Collective's "comeback" with an excellent and well-balanced record that signifies their triumphant...

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Album Review: Methyl Ethel - "Are You Haunted?"

Josh Bokor

Feb 24, 20224 min read

Album Review: Methyl Ethel - "Are You Haunted?"

Australian group Methyl Ethel have an original take on synth pop and glitchy piano balladry with Are You Haunted? The instrumentals are...

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Album Review: Spoon - "Lucifer on the Sofa"

Josh Bokor

Feb 23, 20224 min read

Album Review: Spoon - "Lucifer on the Sofa"

With Lucifer on the Sofa, Spoon go directly for a cutthroat, bluesy, and straight to the point rock and roll record at less than 40...

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Album Review: Black Country, New Road - "Ants From Up There"

Josh Bokor

Feb 22, 20226 min read

Album Review: Black Country, New Road - "Ants From Up There"

In a span of less than a year, Black Country, New Road are back with their second album. Ants From Up There isn't small in scope, it's...

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Josh Bokor

Feb 19, 20224 min read

Album Review: Cate Le Bon - "Pompeii"

Pompeii features Cate Le Bon's signature voice and delivery over some odd and abstract art pop, focusing more in a synth direction than...

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Album Review: Los Bitchos - "Let the Festivities Begin!"

Josh Bokor

Feb 18, 20223 min read

Album Review: Los Bitchos - "Let the Festivities Begin!"

London's Los Bitchos are a new group of members from all over the globe, including Sweden, Australia, Turkey, and Uruguay. Produced by...

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Album Anniversary: Hospitality - "Hospitality" Turns 10

Josh Bokor

Feb 17, 20225 min read

Album Anniversary: Hospitality - "Hospitality" Turns 10

The distinctly bright and charming self-titled debut album from Hospitality turns 10 years old. The Brooklyn trio's youthful and...

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Josh Bokor

Jan 19, 20225 min read

Album Review: tricot - "Jodeki"

The Japanese rock band's sixth album has the band in a celebratory spirit and a cheery mindset. Playfully trying new ideas with all the...

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Album Re-Review: Yeasayer - "Erotic Reruns"

Josh Bokor

Jan 18, 20225 min read

Album Re-Review: Yeasayer - "Erotic Reruns"

I've decided to reevaluate and write a second review on Yeasayer's fifth and final studio album, Erotic Reruns. Since its initial release...

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Josh Bokor

Dec 9, 20214 min read

Album Review: GAS - "Der Lange Marsch"

The seventh album from German composer and musician Wolfgang Voigt's GAS alias is an ambitious listen that is both hypnotically beautiful...

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Album Review: Courtney Barnett - "Things Take Time, Take Time"

Josh Bokor

Dec 6, 20214 min read

Album Review: Courtney Barnett - "Things Take Time, Take Time"

Out of all of Courtney Barnett's albums thus far, Things Take Time, Take Time is her most patient and slow burning. The entire record...

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Album Review: Silk Sonic - "An Evening With Silk Sonic"

Josh Bokor

Nov 30, 20213 min read

Album Review: Silk Sonic - "An Evening With Silk Sonic"

As Silk Sonic, Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars sound perfect together as the sparks fly off of the duo's charisma and charm. An Evening...

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Josh Bokor

Nov 16, 20214 min read

Album Review: ABBA - "Voyage"

The first new ABBA album in forty years is presented to the world like a gracious gift, something fans could only dream about receiving....

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Album Review: My Morning Jacket - "My Morning Jacket"

Josh Bokor

Nov 12, 20215 min read

Album Review: My Morning Jacket - "My Morning Jacket"

The best moments from My Morning Jacket's eponymously titled ninth album are the closest thing to capturing the band's intertwined energy...

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Album Review: Parquet Courts - "Sympathy of Life"

Josh Bokor

Nov 10, 20215 min read

Album Review: Parquet Courts - "Sympathy of Life"

With a huge emphasis on groove, NYC's Parquet Courts pull together a diverse array of tunes that combine their keen sense of post punk...

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