Indie Album reviews - Page 2

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No Joy

Spanish Love Songs

Spanish Love Songs - No Joy 8.6

Album review

Emo
Indie
Punk rock
Rock
The title No Joy sets up a harsher experience than Spanish Love Songs actually deliver. Their writing still has plenty of dread…

Guided Tour

High Vis

High Vis - Guided Tour 8.8

Album review

Indie
Post-Punk
Punk rock
Rock
High Vis make an interesting kind of invitation. The guitars on Guided Tour can be bright enough to welcome almost anyone in…

Never Hungover Again

Joyce Manor

Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again 8.8

Album review

Emo
Indie
Punk rock
Rock
Nineteen minutes can hold a surprising amount of indecision. Never Hungover Again races through ten songs, but Joyce Manor keep…

Lonely People with Power

Deafheaven

Deafheaven - Lonely People with Power 9.1

Album review

Black Metal
Indie
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Shoegaze
Deafheaven bring the harsh vocals back to the front on Lonely People with Power, but the lessons from their softer music remain…

After Laughter

Paramore

Paramore - After Laughter 8.9

Album review

Indie
Pop
Rock
The cheerful rhythm of Hard Times does not make its subject any easier. That is the central achievement of After Laughter…

You'd Prefer an Astronaut

Hum

Hum - You'd Prefer an Astronaut 9.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Indie
Rock
Shoegaze
The quiet voice inside You'd Prefer an Astronaut makes its enormous guitars feel even larger. Matt Talbott rarely tries to…

And Then Like Lions

Blind Pilot

Blind Pilot - And Then Like Lions 8.2

Album review

Folk
Indie
Rock
Blind Pilot give grief a steady musical setting on And Then Like Lions. Israel Nebeker's writing follows loss without insisting…

On the Impossible Past

The Menzingers

The Menzingers - On the Impossible Past 9.1

Album review

Indie
Punk rock
Rock
The Menzingers understand that remembering a good time can make the present feel worse. On the Impossible Past is full of people…

Pretty. Odd.

Panic! at the Disco

Panic! at the Disco - Pretty. Odd. 7.8

Album review

Folk
Indie
Pop
Rock
The harmonies on Pretty. Odd. give Panic! at the Disco a different kind of confidence. The band trade much of their electronic…

We Are the Tide

Blind Pilot

Blind Pilot - We Are the Tide 8.3

Album review

Folk
Indie
Rock
We Are the Tide gains much of its character from knowing when the whole band should enter. Blind Pilot have a wide selection of…

The Clearing

Wolf Alice

Wolf Alice - The Clearing 8.0

Album review

Indie
Pop
Rock
Wolf Alice have softened the edges on The Clearing. The guitars still matter, but piano, strings and large vocal arrangements take…

Being Funny in a Foreign Language

The 1975

The 1975 - Being Funny in a Foreign Language 8.7

Album review

Indie
Pop
Rock
Happiness is a useful reminder of how well The 1975 can play together. The bass moves easily, the guitar adds bright details and…

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