LIVE REVIEW: Beck @ Central Park SummerStage, NYC 7/2/14
From the soft country of his new album to the punk of past incarnations, Beck brought 20
years of material to a sold-out Central Park crowd.
From the soft country of his new album to the punk of past incarnations, Beck brought 20
years of material to a sold-out Central Park crowd.
Future Former Self is a journey to the end of the universe, CHAPPO’s novel, excited exploration of the far reaches of psychedellia.
Band of Skulls just doesn’t have the guitar chops to make its riff-based blues rock stand out. On Himalayan, they’d be better off trying some silence.
Distraction shows Bear Hands in their dance-punk prime, but these Brooklynites perform best when their veil of confidence comes off.
Sidney York’s new EP hints at original, warm pop music but slips into overproduced synth.
On Glow & Behold, Yuck move beyond the staples of lo-fi indie rock by cutting back on the fuzz and slowing down.
Deer Tick comes out of a dark place with an album newly filled with optimism, horns, and top-notch songwriting.
CHVRCHES come off as equally aggressive and vulnerable in the glossy ‘80s glam of their brilliant synth-pop debut album.