Doves
The Universal Want
The sound of a band reinvigorated
Matt Rooney
A graduate of English Literature and Film Studies, and a former editor of his student newspaper, Matt has been writing on music, film and just about anything that interests him for a number of years now. If you'd like to reach him, he can be found on matthewrooney94@gmail.com
15 articles
Barely Civil
I'll Figure This Out
The Wisconsin four-piece offer a competent if derivative sophomore album
Courtney Marie Andrews
Old Flowers
As break-up albums go, Old Flowers is a modern masterpiece
No Age
Goons Be Gone
The ordinarily razor-sharp punk-rockers find themselves disappointingly dulled at the edges
Starless
Earthbound
Former Friends Again member Paul McGeechan delivers an ambitious and impressive follow-up to his 2016 debut
Woods
Strange to Explain
Another pleasing, if formulaic set of songs from the psych-folk troubadours
Mark Lanegan
Straight Songs of Sorrow
A miraculous and searing honest retrospective of one of rock n' roll's great survivors
Danzig
Danzig Sings Elvis
The metal pioneer's tribute to The King unfortunately falls flat
Damien Jurado
What's New, Tomboy?
An impressive entry into Jurado's remarkably prolific discography
Hamilton Leithauser
The Loves of Your Life
A damn-near perfect affirmation of Leithauser's talents