Music
8901.
Black Gold
by King Biscuit Time
May 15, 2006
|
||
8902.
Disconnect from Desire
by School of Seven Bells
July 13, 2010
On their second album, School of Seven Bells cast themselves as an update of a specific kind of misfit band. Alpinisms reconstituted late-’80/early-‘90s shoegaze. Disconnect from Desire, however, updates the sound of a kind of band that would have opened for Peter Gabriel and Eurythmics, or headlined over Revolver, rather than tour with the likes of Lush, Ride, and Pale Saints. Here, a focused songcraft and central placement of the Deheza twins’ alluring vocals -- which tend to be lower and more earthly than they were on the debut -- disallow School of Seven Bells from being squarely shoegaze. At the same time, the band is too left of center, too odd, to be considered anywhere near the mainstream. Their cleaner, less wispy, more muscular sound, combined with more traditional songwriting, is not that radical a change. It’s closer to a slight shift that registers after a couple spins, once it becomes apparent that deeply emotive and relatively sparse songs like “I L U,†“Joviann,†and “The Wait†would have made excellent tracks buried throughout Sire’s Just Say series. They have shoegaze lyric-generator staples like wind, waves, ocean, storms, and even talk of “slipping away.†And yet, the words are not merely functional, written solely for the sake of complementing the sound as an additional instrument. They’re either poetically vague or vaguely poetic -- stuff like “Let me will the dial to turn and gild the air with silver pearls of rain†and “When’s the wait a cradle in which you’re lulled from time to time, soundly spun into an insensate lie.†The thicker, more driving songs resemble a polished, warm Curve, whipping up squalls of noise over robust played-and-programmed rhythms that soar more often than batter. No matter the amount of layering, not a single element is obscured. This vivid directness suits them very well. ~ Andy Kellman
|
||
8903.
Pinkus Abortion Technician
by Melvins
April 20, 2018
|
||
8904.
Too True
by Dum Dum Girls
January 28, 2014
|
||
8905.
Quiet Is The New Loud
by Kings of Convenience
March 6, 2001
|
8906.
Uh Huh Her
by PJ Harvey
June 8, 2004
|
||
8907.
The Wild Feathers
by The Wild Feathers
August 13, 2013
|
||
8908.
Home
by Rhye
January 22, 2021
|
||
8909.
99 Cents
by Santigold
February 26, 2016
|
||
8910.
Crybaby
by Tegan and Sara
October 21, 2022
|
8911.
Yours, Mine & Ours
by Pernice Brothers
May 20, 2003
|
||
8912.
Saaab Stories [EP]
by Action Bronson
June 11, 2013
|
||
8913.
Transfixiation
by A Place to Bury Strangers
February 17, 2015
|
||
8914.
Powerplant
by Girlpool
May 12, 2017
|
||
8915.
Hawk
by Isobel Campbell
August 24, 2010
Hawk is the third collaborative album between former Belle & Sebastian songbird Isobel Campbell and former Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan. Like the two records before it, it draws inspiration from the sultry torch songs once performed by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood. Unique to this album is a solid list of guest appearances, however, and the duo covers two Townes Van Zandt songs to boot.
|
8916.
Pile
by A Giant Dog
May 6, 2016
|
||
8917.
Twentytwo in Blue
by Sunflower Bean
March 23, 2018
|
||
8918.
Super Sound
by Pepe Deluxe
January 9, 2001
|
||
8919.
Morgan Delt
by Morgan Delt
January 28, 2014
|
||
8920.
Is A Woman
by Lambchop
February 19, 2002
|
||
8921.
Guerolito
by Beck
December 13, 2005
|
||
8922.
Unbroken
by Katherine McPhee
January 5, 2010
|
||
8923.
Ruins
by First Aid Kit
January 19, 2018
|
||
8924.
Sunshine Rock
by Bob Mould
February 8, 2019
|
||
8925.
Sleep Through The Static
by Jack Johnson
February 5, 2008
|
||
8926.
Radlands
by Mystery Jets
June 5, 2012
|
||
8927.
Sounds Of The Universe
by Depeche Mode
April 21, 2009
|
||
8928.
In These Times
by Makaya McCraven
September 23, 2022
|
||
8929.
Ghost Stories
by Coldplay
May 19, 2014
|
||
8930.
New Me, Same Us
by Little Dragon
March 27, 2020
|
||
8931.
One Life Stand
by Hot Chip
February 9, 2010
|
||
8932.
The Beauty Of The Rain
by Dar Williams
February 18, 2003
|
||
8933.
Some Loud Thunder
by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
January 30, 2007
|
||
8934.
Codes and Keys
by Death Cab for Cutie
May 31, 2011
|
||
8935.
Medicine at Midnight
by Foo Fighters
February 5, 2021
|
||
8936.
Quest For Fire
by Skrillex
February 17, 2023
The second full-length studio release for electronic artist Skrillex features collaborations with Aluna, Nai Barghouti, Beam, Bobby Raps, Bibi Bourelly, Dylan Brady, Missy Elliott, Flowdan, Four Tet, Fred Again, Joker, Eli Keszler, Kito, Swae Lee, Mr. Oizo, Noisia, Josh Pan, Peekaboo, Posij, Porter Robinson, Siiickbrain, Sleepnet, Starrah, and Pete Wentz.
|
||
8937.
Not Too Late
by Norah Jones
January 30, 2007
|
||
8938.
The Light the Dead See
by Soulsavers
May 22, 2012
|
||
8939.
Same As You
by Polar Bear
April 14, 2015
|
||
8940.
Crazy Love
by Michael Buble
October 9, 2009
|
||
8941.
Farmer's Daughter
by Crystal Bowersox
December 14, 2010
|
||
8942.
Drowners
by Drowners
January 28, 2014
|
||
8943.
Encore
by Anderson East
January 12, 2018
|
||
8944.
Another Day On Earth
by Brian Eno
June 14, 2005
Eno sings! And while those words are sure to excite fans of the bald one's 70s classics such as 'Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy),' his first vocal album in 15 years is much closer in sound and mood to more recent efforts as well as the final handful of tracks on 'Eno Box II: Vocals' (the latter's "Under" even appears again on this disc).
|
||
8945.
Twerp Verse
by Speedy Ortiz
April 27, 2018
|
||
8946.
Earthly Delights
by Lightning Bolt
October 27, 2009
|
||
8947.
Out Of Ashes
by Dead By Sunrise
October 13, 2009
|
||
8948.
Bones
by Son Lux
June 23, 2015
|
||
8949.
The Friends [EP]
by Ween
June 19, 2007
|
||
8950.
The Day Is My Enemy
by The Prodigy
March 31, 2015
|
||
8951.
Enclosure
by John Frusciante
April 8, 2014
|
||
8952.
TKOL RMX 1234567
by Radiohead
October 11, 2011
|
||
8953.
Twelve Stops And Home
by The Feeling
June 5, 2006
|
||
8954.
Why There Are Mountains
by Cymbals Eat Guitars
September 29, 2009
|
||
8955.
Surrender
by Hurts
October 9, 2015
|
||
8956.
JackInABox
by Turin Brakes
June 7, 2005
|
||
8957.
Deeper Than Rap
by Rick Ross
April 21, 2009
|
||
8958.
Baby
by White Hinterland
April 1, 2014
|
||
8959.
Last Year Was Complicated
by Nick Jonas
June 10, 2016
|
||
8960.
Pocket Symphony
by Air
March 6, 2007
|
||
8961.
Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future
by The Bird And The Bee
January 27, 2009
|
||
8962.
Majid Jordan
by Majid Jordan
February 5, 2016
|
||
8963.
Limitless
by Tonight Alive
March 4, 2016
|
||
8964.
Circulatory System
by Circulatory System
August 28, 2001
|
||
8965.
Vivian Girls
by Vivian Girls
September 30, 2008
|
||
8966.
Lout [EP]
by The Horrors
March 12, 2021
|
||
8967.
Teens of Style
by Car Seat Headrest
October 30, 2015
|
||
8968.
Glasshouse
by Jessie Ware
October 20, 2017
|
||
8969.
Ghosts VI: Locusts
by Nine Inch Nails
March 27, 2020
|
||
8970.
Gutter Tactics
by Dälek
January 27, 2009
|
||
8971.
Reflection
by Fifth Harmony
February 3, 2015
|
||
8972.
Let Love
by Common
August 30, 2019
|
||
8973.
Gallows
by Gallows
September 18, 2012
|
||
8974.
The Adventures Of Bobby Ray
by B.o.B
April 27, 2010
|
||
8975.
Tug of War [Deluxe Edition]
by Paul McCartney
October 2, 2015
|
||
8976.
Between Two Shores
by Glen Hansard
January 19, 2018
|
||
8977.
Myths Of The Near Future
by Klaxons
March 27, 2007
|
||
8978.
Hellbilly Deluxe II
by Rob Zombie
February 2, 2010
|
||
8979.
Strange Clouds
by B.o.B
May 1, 2012
|
||
8980.
Castles
by Lissie
March 23, 2018
|
||
8981.
Who Built the Moon?
by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
November 24, 2017
|
||
8982.
Street Safari
by Public Access T.V.
February 23, 2018
|
||
8983.
The Fray
by The Fray
February 3, 2009
|
||
8984.
Everything at Once
by Travis
April 29, 2016
|
||
8985.
Wikked Lil' Grrrls
by Esthero
June 28, 2005
|
||
8986.
Forever
by Phife Dawg
March 22, 2022
|
||
8987.
TP.3 Reloaded
by R. Kelly
July 5, 2005
|
||
8988.
Glassheart
by Leona Lewis
October 15, 2012
|
||
8989.
A Fine Mess [EP]
by Interpol
May 17, 2019
|
||
8990.
Pop Trash
by Duran Duran
June 13, 2000
|
||
8991.
Little Hells
by Marissa Nadler
March 3, 2009
|
||
8992.
Cost of Living
by Downtown Boys
August 11, 2017
|
||
8993.
Syre
by Jaden Smith
November 17, 2017
|
||
8994.
Minor Love
by Adam Green
February 16, 2010
|
||
8995.
Two Way Monologue
by Sondre Lerche
March 9, 2004
|
||
8996.
Dance on the Blacktop
by Nothing
August 24, 2018
|
||
8997.
Root For Ruin
by Les Savy Fav
September 14, 2010
|
||
8998.
Netflix & Deal [Mixtape]
by 03 Greedo
November 22, 2019
|
||
8999.
Cookie: The Anthropological Mix Tape
by Me'Shell Ndegéocello
June 4, 2002
|
||
9000.
Once Upon A Time In The West
by Hard-Fi
September 18, 2007
|
-
Week of May 10, 2026












![Saaab Stories [EP]](https://static.metacritic.com/images/products/music/7/5cd3b30800319ee99626fa5db32de827-98.jpg)




































![The Friends [EP]](https://static.metacritic.com/images/products/music/4/42c6bfb246d084ecda8e2b87e775f04d-98.jpg)
















![Lout [EP]](https://static.metacritic.com/images/products/music/3/4269b02a3083e200fdc87dd459245357-98.jpg)








![Tug of War [Deluxe Edition]](https://static.metacritic.com/images/products/music/2/5816c751b005d74aeba9cefb9677c8ed-98.jpg)













![A Fine Mess [EP]](https://static.metacritic.com/images/products/music/1/a38b00534669d80a46bb862dddbf9946-98.jpg)








![Netflix & Deal [Mixtape]](https://static.metacritic.com/images/products/music/4/2aebd47ca84ad40966a90c300767a0cd-98.jpg)

