It seems that even an experimental indie darling like Mitski can’t escape the tide of 80s inspiration washing over all facets of the music industry right now. The art pop singer-songwriter’s first project since the incredibly acclaimed Be The Cowboy in 2018 – which topped just about every year-end list there was, Mitski returns after … Continue reading Mitski – Laurel Hell
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The Killers – Pressure Machine
Conceived in the empty period of time when The Killers were meant to be on the road touring their critically acclaimed 2020 project, Imploding the Mirage, the Las Vegas alt-rock and new wave titans’ seventh studio album Pressure Machine is described by frontman Brandon Flowers as containing “songs that would have otherwise been too quiet and drowned out by … Continue reading The Killers – Pressure Machine
The Strokes – The New Abnormal
Usually, I try to avoid reviewing older acts where I don’t have a full picture of what their whole career up to this point has looked like, but a certain pandemic has me on the hunt for anything to talk about – and in this case, I’m pretty glad. The Strokes have been called the … Continue reading The Strokes – The New Abnormal
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