Death Cab For Cutie
I Built You A Tower
It may not be quite on the level of albums like Plans or Transatlanticism, but truthfully, it's really not that far off from that level of greatness. Death Cab is here to stay, my friends, and here's to hoping that there's many more to come
Sputnik Music (staff)
Boards of Canada
Inferno
May not possess the immediate aesthetic singularity of their other records, but with repeat plays it reveals itself as one of the richest and most spiritually fascinating ones they’ve ever made
Sputnik Music (staff)
Iceage
For Love of Grace & the Hereafter
For Love of Grace & the Hereafter embraces all that's beyond the limits of logic, illuminating the imagination of the human spirit when grace, love, and salvation are known and understood to be an eternal gift
Exclaim
Kurt Vile
Philadelphia's been good to me
Vile’s latest recording is as quintessential as they come, with twelve odes to his stomping grounds, both stylistic and literal
Paste Magazine
Boards of Canada
Inferno
Time, religion, and the origins of the universe collide on the group’s fifth album for Warp Records
Paste Magazine
Modest Mouse
An Eraser And A Maze
One of the album’s greatest strengths is in Isaac Brock’s lyrical dexterity and his ability to turn seemingly nonsensical lexicons into something strangely coherent, like arranging disparate and contrasting fragments that coalesce into something greater than its individual parts
Northern Transmissions
Death Cab For Cutie
I Built You A Tower
Their hardest-rocking and emotionally urgent set in a while, I Built You a Tower is a strong reminder of why Death Cab have touched so many hearts over the decades, still refusing to rest on their legacy with this liberated, creative flash that pays off in droves
All Music
Modest Mouse
An Eraser And A Maze
Connected to the same language of expression that Brock has been cultivating since Modest Mouse began, just with a more clearly defined articulation than before, and a wider range of feelings (devastation, defeat, frustration, gratitude, and acceptance to name a few) than ever before
All Music
Death Cab For Cutie
I Built You A Tower
Gibbard impressively sounds his age despite having gotten off the road mainlining nostalgia on consecutive anniversary tours. While everything may have been falling apart around Gibbard, Death Cab kept it together
Northern Transmissions
Death Cab For Cutie
I Built You A Tower
While not every track hits that hard, this is still a worthy addition to the band’s catalogue of poignant, sorrowful songs
Kerrang!
Kurt Vile
Philadelphia's been good to me
As the album’s primary producer, Vile offers something close to a glimpse into his inner world. The hypnotic, euphonic, bobbing cadence of his vocals blends seamlessly with the loose drift of his guitar playing, revealing the intimacies and joys of the years in possibly his best album to date
Northern Transmissions
Boards of Canada
Inferno
More than anything, Inferno asks to be thought about – to be considered. It does ask for time. Which at this moment might be flat out revolutionary. A stop to the endless scrolling. An opportunity to consider the past, the present, and what might be to come. That might be what we all need
Northern Transmissions