Nas’ Reign Continues With New Sequel
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More Than A Divorce Album
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For so long, stories of great heartbreak have largely centered on romantic love, framing loss in this form as the greatest hardship of the...
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Album Reviews
Red Fang Bring the Feel-Good Sludge on Arrows
June 4, 2021 | 11:38am ET The Lowdown: It’s been five years since Red Fang released 2016’s Only Ghosts — a veritable hiatus for...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...