It's an odd album, but a good one, which will make you smile at its slightly off-kilter weirdness while soothing your weary bones.

Levi hasn't exactly grown with each and every album, and his wheel spinning has gotten the better of him again, because, apart from a couple of catchy tunes, Medicine isn't very exciting.

18 Months has all the makings of a smash hit, but if you're looking for substance, you're better off looking elsewhere.

It may take a while before 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! is accepted amongst the ranks of their earlier work, if that ever happens, but ultimately, this is the same epic, mystifying GY!BE as always.

It's not game changing, but Saigon's fanbase will love it, and sometimes it's better to stick with what you know.

These are soundscapes rather than tracks.

There are few out there above what he has achieved with Lonerism.

NYC's Roc Marciano follows up his 2010 critically celebrated solo debut, Marcberg, with a sequel nonpareil in its originality and craftsmanship.

Lux might not be breaking new ground, but given the beauty and resonance inherent in Eno's music when he sticks with what he does well--namely, gorgeous, slow moving ambience with plenty of breathing space and emotional impact--revisiting familiar turf is just fine.

By focusing on the scars that aren't always visible on the surface, Crystal Castles have delivered their most consistent album yet.

Freed from the confines of their regular gigs, Morby and Ramone go for broke, creating a record with hooks that just won't quit.

Smith's music resonates with the suffering and the dreams of a better life that embodied the decade of 1954 to 1964 that is the subject of this powerful compendium of compositions.

What sets Dagdrøm apart from their other work is just how deep this rabbit hole goes and how menacing the sounds echoing up from its depths are.

While not as artful as one would like, it's a strong effort and a step in the right direction.

Fe3O4 ― Magnetite will not come as a huge surprise sonically to those familiar with his back catalogue. That said, it is nonetheless sufficiently perplexing, abstract and rich to offer much incentive to return to it for any listener willing to be absorbed into his forbidding sonic universe.

Just as prolific in death as they were in life (perhaps even more so), with Temporal, Isis continue to haunt their career like fretful ghosts.

Luxury Problems is a highly impressive full-length album of dark, atmospheric techno.

Smalhans is an enjoyable listen, though it's creatively limited when compared to Lindstrøm's previous work, not providing much more to the listener than a feel-good album.

The music is troubling and absorbing, a fascinating progression of textures and tones, telling the lugubrious narrative through remarkably tactile sound.

While there are some audible growing pains, Just To Feel Anything holds a great deal of promise and first-rate material.

Young rappers take notice: you want to sound like this when you get older.

Den is a great complement to Tank and like its predecessor, its main fault is that it's far too short.

The tech-house producer has attempted to cultivate his dusty electro landscapes, leaving the listener with seven hearty compositions built upon loose and fertile groundwork.

What we get on Psychedelic Pill are stream-of-consciousness attempts ("Driftin' Back"), along with musings on the grim reality of old age ("Ramada Inn") and the regrets that come with it ("Walk Like A Giant").

Civil Disobedience functions well as a single purpose stoner rock record, but fails to offer anything new or exciting.

The lyrics are still full of cutting observations and social critiques (take the anti-capitalism slant of "Corporate Elect," for example), but the urgency driving 2010's Absolute Dissent has shifted into something more akin to a sense of anticipation.

Hidden Orchestra occasionally skirt the borderline of cheese, but thankfully manage to stay on the right side of it, for the most part.

There's a hidden level of responsibility in his words, with Mill striking a balance between the glorification and the lamentation of his actions.