Purity Ring – “Another Eternity”
"Another Eternity is a stunning example of what can be done when trap music production meets twee indie lyricism." [...]
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Good For Grapes – “Man on the Page”
"Nothing I write can quite do justice to how much I love Man on the Page. This is music that you can't help but adore; it's energetic, powerful, and full of joy." [...]
Mother Mother – Very Good Bad Thing
Mother Mother's rock-and-roll "A Very Good Bad Thing" is their best album to date and quite possibly one of the better albums of the year. [...]
Cold War Kids – Hold My Home
"Every so often there's a song that just grabs you by the short hairs and won't let go. Even if you know the band isn't that talented, or the song itself is kind of reviled by people with good taste, you can't help yourself. Hold My Home, the ambitious-but-flawed release from California's Cold War Kids, has one such song". [...]
Stars – No One is Lost
"With No One is Lost, Stars captures that romantic ideal, making an album that reflects both the shallowness and the inherent depth of dance music—the sadness and the joy in being surrounded by people, and yet, totally alone." [...]
Imogen Heap – Sparks
Sparks is an odd, messy collection of songs that don't always work, but Heap is still an impressively talented songwriter; tracks like “Me the Machine” are just as brilliant as her previous work, just a little looser—charmingly cluttered instead of impeccably clean. [...]
The New Pornographers – Brill Bruisers
"Part of what makes Brill Bruisers so delightful is that it’s a return to a form that we didn’t realize was missing." [...]