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Nirvana’s In Utero, 20 years later

Nirvana’s In Utero, 20 years later

People are re-evaluating Nirvana again, it being the 20th anniversary of the Olympia WA group's third and final album In Utero. Here's my contribution.…

The Weeknd – Kiss Land (Republic)

The Weeknd – Kiss Land (Republic)

It’s like one of the kids from Boyz II Men wandered into 120 Days Of Sodom.…

The Garbage & The Flowers – Eyes Rind As If Beggars (Fire)

The Garbage & The Flowers – Eyes Rind As If Beggars (Fire)

Here’s a song that demonstrates there is no discernible difference between ‘All Tomorrow’s Parties’ and Metal Machine Music.…

Body/Head – Coming Apart (Matador)

Body/Head – Coming Apart (Matador)

It articulates the feeling of inescapable grief, in what it says and what it keeps silent, as well as any album I’ve ever heard in my long yearning life.…

Willis Earl Beal – Nobody Knows (XL)

Willis Earl Beal – Nobody Knows (XL)

Music to bury your parents to. Music to shake yourself to sleep to. Music to make a traffic jam seem poetic. Music to make you a better person. Music to make you the worst person you’ve ever been. Music to stalk children to. Music to save the world to.…

Bob Dylan – Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 (Columbia)

Bob Dylan – Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 (Columbia)

There are no simple truths here. There is just a millionaire recording artist with time on his hands, recording songs that he enjoys singing. …

No Age – An Object (Sub Pop)

No Age – An Object (Sub Pop)

Know your enemies. It isn’t No Age. They’re one of the good guys.…

Ty Segall – Sleeper (Drag City)

Ty Segall – Sleeper (Drag City)

By Scott Creney I’ve always liked Ty Segall. Never loved him. Never…

King Krule – 6 Feet Below The Moon (True Panther/XL)

King Krule – 6 Feet Below The Moon (True Panther/XL)

You can stream the album here. See how long it takes you to stop.…

Fuck Buttons – Slow Focus (ATP Recordings)

Fuck Buttons – Slow Focus (ATP Recordings)

If 85% of an album is weak dishwater, then it’s a bad album. There’s better ways to spend your time and money.…

Hookworms – Pearl Mystic (Weird World)

Hookworms – Pearl Mystic (Weird World)

Hookworms is the bruise on your thigh from a drunken early morning collision with the kitchen table.…

Peace – In Love (Columbia)

Peace – In Love (Columbia)

I say fuck youth when it's this old, fuck fans if they're this fucking stupid, and fuck happiness if it means the smug assurance that the middling will triumph whilst the revolutionary and revelatory will be impoverished & obliterated…

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