REVIEWED IN PICTURES Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto (Parlophone)
By Everett True
REVIEWED IN PICTURES Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues (Sub Pop)
by Everett True P.S. For those who prefer their reviews composed in a more traditional way, you can find a fine review by Scott Creney here.
REVIEWED IN PICTURES: An Horse – Walls (Mom + Pop/Shock)
by Everett True
REVIEWED IN WORDS Animal Collective – Centipede Hz (Domino)
The new Animal Collective album bores the shit out of me. It’s tedious and unimaginative. It is lazy in every conceivable sense — lyrically, melodically, sonically, creatively.
REVIEWED IN WORDS: Cat Power – Sun (Matador)
Sun isn’t as haunting as Moon Pix, but it’s every bit as full. It’s the first Cat Power album that isn’t afraid to look you in the eye. You can dance to it. It’s sexy and confident in a way that makes you feel sexy and confident. It’s a personal triumph as much as a musical one.
REVIEWED IN WORDS: Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream (deluxe edition)
After tonight, I swear I’m never gonna laugh at a Christian rock band again.
REVIEWED IN WORDS Lady Gaga – Born This Way (Interscope)
Born This Way is Lady Gaga’s Be Here Now. It is bloated and too full of itself.