The Offspring Scrape Off the Rust and Return to Action on Let the Bad Times Roll
April 14, 2021 | 1:16pm ET The Lowdown: Spawned by the SoCal punk scene, The Offspring cranked out nine long players from 1989 to...
Most Recent. In Album Reviews.
May 4, 2021
Iceage Bring the Storm on Fifth Album Seek Shelter
The Lowdown: Danish rock experimentalists Iceage will return with their fifth album Seek Shelter on May 7, just a few days past the three-year...
April 22, 2021
Dinosaur Jr. Get Back to Basics on the Stellar Sweep It into Space
April 22, 2021 | 11:30am ET The Lowdown: With the benefit of hindsight, it’s funny now to think that any hopes for a reconciliation...
April 15, 2021
Amigo the Devil Digs Further Into His Own Voice on Born Against
April 15, 2021 | 6:13pm ET The Lowdown: Amigo the Devil is back with his second full-length album, Born Against, the follow-up to his...
Album Reviews
Artist of the Month Serpentwithfeet’s DEACON Is a Bountiful Collage of Love and Care | Review
The Lowdown: Serpentwithfeet first gained attention in 2016 with his EP blisters, and then more broadly in 2018, when his debut album, soil ,...
Evanescence Boldly Confront The Bitter Truth | Review
The Lowdown: Back in 2003, Evanescence emerged with their major label debut, Fallen, an approachable mix of alternative metal overlaid with the haunting vocal...
Eyehategod’s A History of Nomadic Behavior Delivers Potent Sludge | Review
The Lowdown: Few myths have been beaten into the ground as badly as the adage that rock ‘n’ roll is supposed to represent danger....
slowthai’s TYRON Resonates with Tales of Broken Dreams and Anthems of Mad Energy | Review
The Lowdown: slowthai is the type of guy that sends his fans U Mad Bro? troll faces but turns around and tweets promises of...
Miley Cyrus’ Plastic Hearts Lovingly Mashes Up Rawk Influences | Review
The Lowdown: For her post-divorce album, Plastic Hearts, Miley Cyrus deploys big synth energy in full ’80s-rawk drag. Over six uneven albums, Cyrus has...
YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s Top Hints at a Next Level | Review
The Lowdown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has become home to some of the most fertile “breeding grounds” in the hip-hop industry. Considered a small city...
The Flaming Lips Return to Earth on Devastatingly Beautiful American Head | Review
The Lowdown: Looking back now, it feels safe to say that the ’10s represent something of a lost decade in the long, strange journey...
Nas’ King’s Disease Reintroduces the Legend to a New Generation | Review
The Lowdown: In 2018, Queensbridge-bred lyricist Nas released his 12th studio album, NASIR. In being a collaborative effort with Kanye West, this LP was...
Artist of the Month Awich’s Partition EP Flaunts the Rapper’s Talent and Resolve | Review
The Lowdown: Trying to sum up the complex existence of Japanese rapper Awich is a losing game, but here are some basics: Born Akiko...