John Lennon and Yoko Ono Share Their Wedding With the Masses on ‘Wedding Album’
The Wedding Album's "John & Yoko" is a brilliantly disquieting composition that exists unequivocally as an intentional, constructed art piece.
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Cherry Glazerr Perfects Noise Pop Blend on the Incendiary and Vital ‘Stuffed & Ready’
With its personal perspectives on the effects of the current cultural zeitgeist, Cherry Glazerr's Stuffed & Ready is not simply a great rock record, but an important document in the early days of 2019.
Steven A. Clark’s ‘Where Neon Goes to Die’ Offers Grime Beneath the Glitz
On Where Neon Goes to Die, Steven A. Clark gives us a look at a Miami where the shine is present, but the darkness beneath is the main attraction.
serpentwithfeet’s ‘soil’ Is a Visionary Statement of Arrival, a Potent and Singular Masterpiece
On his debut album soil, experimental R&B’s serpentwithfeet delivers a masterpiece of intimate poetics and gospel-inspired soul music about love and identity.
Relisten Without Prejudice to Yoko Ono’s ‘Plastic Ono Band’
Americans in the ’70s would not accommodate a female Japanese performer of experimental music designed to provoke. Have we grown since then? Can we revisit Yoko Ono’s ‘Plastic Ono Band’ without prejudice?
Damien Jurado: Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son
Damien Jurado has created an album at least in part about the processes of artistic creation and interpretation -- temporary earths that point to something eternal.