WPTS Midyear 2019 AOTY Picks
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Category: CD Reviews
Slowthai’s “Nothing Great About Britain” Refutes Its Own Hypothesis – Review
Review by Calder 9/10 Is Slowthai’s Nothing Great About Britain the most original grime album to get mainstream attention in the last few years? Yeah, probably. Is it a grime album, an experimental hip-hop...
Fresh UK Punk Tunes on “Withdraw” – Review
Review by Dustin Butoryak 9/10 Withdraw is a stunning sophomore accomplishment from U.K. punk four-piece Fresh. This album briskly marches through the curious mind & spirit of vocalist/main songwriter Kathryn Woods, a march that...
Empathy Runs Deep on Kishi Bashi’s “Omaiyori” – Review
Review by Matthew Lawhead 8/10 I was recently told that there was no place for happy music anymore. In a world full of injustice and pain, what could there possibly be to celebrate? On...
Esperanza Spalding’s Enormous ‘Little Spells’ – Review
Review by Dustin Butoryak 10/10 12 Little Spells is a masterpiece. This surreal journey through an immense and complex organism of music is birthed from deep within the brilliant mind and heart of notorious...
Not a Sci-Fi Movie… Empath’s “Active Listening: Night on Earth” – Review
By Elyssa Pollio 8/10 A Mystery Science Theater Marathon/10 Empath is a Philly based noise punk band on Get Better Records, a label known for their focus on LGBTQ bands. Empath’s music uniquely combines...
Drahla’s “Useless Coordinates” Take You Somewhere – Review
Review by Calder 8/10 A Cold Night Drive in a Small City/10 I had my concerns going into Useless Coordinates. I have been following Drahla since I stumbled upon “Fictional Decision” on Bandcamp and...
Protomartyr’s No Passion or da All Technique fo Today? – Review
Review by Davis Kuhn 7/10 Originally released on Urinal Cake Records, Protomartyr’s 2012 debut album, No Passion All Technique, was reissued earlier this month on Domino Records. The Motor City post-punk quartet delivers an...
Bibio’s “Ribbons” Puts a Bow on Springtime – Review
Review by Brian McMinn 8/10 Bibio’s 10th release, Ribbons, has a feel that is wistful and mystical, bringing to mind the stylings of other mystic, folksy artists on the modern stage. In this album,...
Fishing for Fishies: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard The Boogieman is NOT Real – Review
By Sarah Worthington King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s latest album, Fishing for Fishies, had me hooked from start to finish. The album had a robot-boogies-with-the-blues kind of vibe, illustrated by the robot with...
