I Loved You at Your Darkest is a solid blackened death metal album that's occasionally marred by Behemoth overextending itself, or treading the water it waded with The Satanist.
Marissa Nadler - For My Crimes
CommentFor My Crimes goes for a more stripped-back sound than its predecessor, and is just about as captivating.
twenty one pilots - Trench
ReviewsCommentTwenty One Pilots take their catchy songwriting, genre blending, and emotional lyricism up a few notches on Trench.
Logic - YSIV
Reviews1 CommentLogic is, as always, well-intentioned and likable on YSIV, but his music remains middle-of-the-road.
Kero Kero Bonito - Time 'n' Place
ReviewsCommentKero Kero Bonito make their Polyvinyl debut with a pretty radical departure from the signature sound cemented on Bonito Generation. Thankfully, Time 'n' Place is every bit as good as that album.
Tim Hecker - Konoyo
ReviewsCommentAmong Tim Hecker's least direct efforts, Konoyo at its best is sonically and conceptually rich thanks to contributions from gagaku ensemble Tokyo Gakuso. Unfortunately, the sound-play is lacking on a few of the pieces.
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter V
ReviewsCommentLil Wayne is in rare form on the best parts of his fifth installment of the Carter series, but bogs this album's full potential down in a number of underwhelming cuts too.
Lupe Fiasco - DROGAS Wave
ReviewsCommentDespite its slightly cumbersome 100-minute runtime and spotty concept, DROGAS Wave is a surprisingly solid addition to this phase of Lupe Fiasco's career.