The Family-Friendly ‘Bookworm’ Is a Reunion – with a Twist
Ant Timpson and Toby Harvard’s Bookworm effuses charm and humour, and reveals the Jekyll and Hyde-like sides of their creative personas.
Reviews
Ice Spice’s Good Karma on ‘Y2K!’
Ice Spice’s Y2K! may have an obvious title, named for her birth year, but she wasn’t born yesterday. In 2024, stating a fact is the realest thing you can do.
Wand Find Their New Gravitational Center on ‘Vertigo’
On Vertigo, psychedelic rockers Wand distill hours of material and add ornamentation to tracks that regularly favor mood over moments of grandeur.
Animated Sci-Fi ‘The Time Masters’ Challenges Conformity
René Laloux’s conformity-challenging animated sci-fi The Time Masters resonates with Hayao Miyazaki films and Jack Vance novels.
Chanel Beads’ Bedroom Pop Is Dynamic on Their Debut LP
Chanel Beads’ LP uncovers flashes of revelation—insights that carry bedroom pop to a new level of ambitiousness while staying faithful to its homemade appeal.
Phil Lesh & Friends Keep Terrapin Vibe Alive at Sunday Daydream
The beach park provides balmy breezes making the setting feel like a genuine paradise and even more so with Phil Lesh still crushing it like a man half his age.
Los Campesinos! Deliver Their Definitive Statement on ‘All Hell’
That All Hell is another high-quality release is not the least bit surprising; it’s Los Campesinos!’s best record and likely one of the finest of the year.
Nathan Bowles Trio Create Cosmic Americana on ‘Are Possible’
On their first official album as a trio, the Nathan Bowles Trio forsake egotism in favor of collective world-building with warm, inviting acoustic music.
Charlie Overbey Finds Himself ‘In Good Company’
It isn’t easy to get a bead on Charlie Overbey. He’s a rock and roll singer who veers from punk to country and claims they all merge at the root.
Clairo’s ‘Charm’ Is a Fatal Attraction
By using a fleeting moment of attraction as its concept, Clairo’s ‘Charm’ surveys the damage love affairs, both long-lasting and short-lived, can inflict.
Ben Seretan Unleashes His “Insane Italy Record”
Ben Seretan’s new LP is loud and cathartic, filled with psychedelic noise, gospel-tinged refrains, unhinged guitar mania, and a live-in-the-studio sound.
Okaidja Afroso Nurtures Living Tradition on Acoustic ‘Àbòr Édín’
Okaidja Afroso’s Àbòr Édín delivers a genuinely seamless blend of different styles and unplugged sounds, with each track dense with color and meaning.