Death Cab For Cutie
I Built You A Tower
Though the album obviously deals with themes of loss, it remains multidimensional in its approach, and it is a brave and astute reflection on times gone by
Clash
Modest Mouse
An Eraser And A Maze
On their first independent album in nearly 30 years, the Pacific Northwest legends ponder endurance and mortality as they abandon the polish of recent releases for a looser, no-filter approach
Pitchfork
Kurt Vile
Philadelphia's been good to me
There’s no place like home on Kurt Vile’s new album, a mellow but poignant consideration of the tension between life as a working musician and a family man
Pitchfork
Iceage
For Love of Grace & the Hereafter
On its exhilarating sixth album, the Danish band channels melodic richness and punk immediacy into a set of subtly pastoral, ominously romantic songs
Pitchfork
Death Cab For Cutie
I Built You A Tower
Death Cab for Cutie’s first release for their new label, I Built You a Tower, is a full-circle collection that still adds new layers to their signature sound
PopMatters
Bleachers
Everyone For Ten Minutes
On his fifth album as Bleachers, everyone for ten minutes, Jack Antonoff uses a comfortable sonic space to make a new statement about fame
PopMatters
Boards of Canada
Inferno
The ever-increasing sonic fidelity of the BoC sound has proven contentious, but it is precisely Inferno’s depth and hi-fi clarity that allows the album’s gods their fullest refulgence
The Quietus
Modest Mouse
An Eraser And A Maze
Like any indie institution worth their salt, Modest Mouse deals in big feelings
The Line Of Best Fit
Death Cab For Cutie
I Built You A Tower
If it’s not a return to their earliest sound, it does capture a carefree attitude. It’s far from the sound of a band at a crossroads, this is some of the most urgent music of their career
The Line Of Best Fit
Boards of Canada
Inferno
Though the album is consistent in its moody menace, it charts too-familiar territory
Slant Magazine
Boards of Canada
Inferno
The Scottish electronic production duo prove nobody is better at their kind of limpid lullabies
Rolling Stone
Modest Mouse
An Eraser And A Maze
A dense, challenging, and highly rewarding listen. It is a record that is at times anxious, claustrophobic, and deliberately rough around the edges. Yet, amidst the manic energy and junkyard clatter, it always leaves the door propped open for a moment of unexpected, heartbreaking beauty for those willing to take a bite
Under The Radar