Reviews

Reviews

Live review: Metallica crank out the classics in an overproduced stadium spectacle

Metallica's show at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field aimed to deliver on high expectations – and came reasonably close

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Father John Misty’s ‘Pure Comedy’ is Music for the End of Civilization, with All the Good Sad Chords

Josh Tillman returns as a folk prophet, conjuring future visions out of laughter and tears

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Temples’ ‘Volcano’ LP is an Eruption of Psychedelic Melody

The British psych-rock band's 'Volcano' LP bursts with monster hooks and labyrinthine harmonies

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Old Gray’s ‘Slow Burn’ is Music for a House on Fire

Old Gray have revived a turn-of-the-century screamo style akin to Orchid or early Saosin

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New Music, Reviews

Soft Kill Conjure Love and Loss on Evocative New ‘Choke’ LP

Portland post-punk band wears its heavy heart – and its influences – on its sleeve

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New Music, Reviews

Personal Space Find Euphoria in Everyday Life on ‘Ecstatic Burbs’

The Brooklyn quartet's debut full-length is out now via Tiny Engines

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Lil Peep: The Polarizing Young Rapper Fusing Emo and Hip Hop

Lil Peep's 'Hellboy' mixtape brims with romanticized teen melancholy

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Film, Reviews

‘Train to Busan’ is an Express Trip to Zombie Pandemonium

The South Korean horror film, in limited theatrical release now, packs its morality tale with frenetic violence

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Live Review: Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Market Hotel, 7/31/16

UMO's muscular stage show injects its lo-fi psych-funk with a doubleshot of adrenaline

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Review: Don’t Read NOFX’s New Autobiography While You’re Eating

This book should come with a complimentary barfbag

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