By Connor Stroff, Contributor [4AD; 2018] Rating 8.5/10 Key Tracks: “M.A.H”, “Rosebud”, “Pearly Gates” 2018’s In a Poem Unlimited is Meghan Remy’s (under the moniker U.S. Girls) official middle finger to the men, from the domestic to the professional spheres, who have consistently made the life of a woman a living hell. The album cover…
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Album Review: Hookworms – Microshift
By Connor Stroff, Contributor [Domino; 2018] Rating: 8.5/10 Key Tracks: “Negative Space”, “Each Time We Pass”, “Shortcomings” The making of Microshift, the latest album from psych-rock quintet Hookworms, is not only an incredible feat given the seamlessly endless setbacks and trauma faced by the band following the three-year gap since their last LP. It’s a…
Album Review: The Spook School – Could It Be Different?
By Connor Stroff, Contributor [Slumberland; 2018] Rating: 7/10 Key Tracks: “Still Alive”, “Less Than Perfect”, “Body” The Spook School‘s Could It Be Different? marks the Edinburgh-based indie-rock quartet’s third and most polished album to date. Frontman Nye Todd writes lyrics which sentiment his experiences with gender dysmorphia (“Body”), surviving sexual assault (“Still Alive”) and searching for relief in…
ACRN’s Top 25 Albums of 2017
Tremendous year. 25 albums. The votes are in–here we go! 1. Kendrick Lamar – DAMN., [Interscope / TDE; 2017] By Jon Fuchs, Music Director DAMN. is only further proof that Kendrick Lamar is one of the greatest rappers of our generation. Instead of creating another concept record like good kid, m.A.Ad. city or To Pimp a Butterfly,…
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