Spectreview
Here you’ll find a collection of music reviews using the Spectreview system. We cover everything from popular releases to local music.
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Spectreview: Little Simz – Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
London hip-hop artist Little Simz dives into herself (and finds naught but gold) on the ambitious, luxurious Sometimes I Might Be Introvert.
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Spectreview: Kanye West – Donda
Despite truly great moments, Kanye West's bitterly-sad tenth record is plagued by an avalanche of filler and an overall lack of purpose.
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Spectreview: Big Red Machine – How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?
On Big Red Machine's second album, Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon support a bevy of high-profile artists to effective, if inconsistent, results.
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Spectreview: Men I Trust – Untourable Album
Men I Trust's anxiolytic new record materializes out of thin air and passes just as suddenly, providing a brief respite in the process.
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Spectreview: Alien Boy – Don’t Know What I Am
Against a sea of doubt and dissatisfaction, Alien Boy lean into the thrill of new love on the buoyant Don't Know What I Am.
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Spectreview: Wednesday – Twin Plagues
Wednesday nearly perfect their signature mix of country, shoegaze and suburban ennui on the humid, affecting Twin Plagues.
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Spectreview: Lingua Ignota – SINNER GET READY
On her jaw-dropping third record, Lingua Ignota crystallizes in pain and righteousness against the backdrop of the ancient Pennsylvania hellscape.
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Spectreview: Coral Grief – Coral Grief EP
Seattle duo Coral Grief elevate dream pop in smart, subtle ways on their debut self-titled EP.
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Retrospectreview: On You Are Free, Cat Power Read The Flayed Corpse of Alt-Rock Its Last Rites
On her fifth record, Chan Marshall encoded the dying dream of the alternative explosion into a record about obtaining (and maintaining) agency.
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Spectreview: Yves Tumor – The Asymptotical World EP
Yves Tumor dives even further into the ecstatic power of the guitar on their surprise-released new EP.