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Capsule Review (November 2023 – Part 1) – Dream, Wilco, Nas…

With 13 records reviewed for this article from rock to hip hop to electronica, get ready to discover names that you might not have heard of before in Chris Brain or Katie Dey.
Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee – Los Angeles (Record Review)

The combination of dub influences and bubbly production makes for a subversive bop of the stacked collaboration even if it’s slightly bloated.
The Mountain Goats – Jenny from Thebes (Record Review)

What was supposedly a direct follow-up to 2002’s All Hail West Texas feels too grandiose compared to its predecessor’s crackly, modest charm.
What is Your Name? – My Name Is… (Record Review)

The Canadian band or artist’s treatise on alienation and teen nostalgia sees its distinct identity and vision match its bouts of shortcomings.
Land of Talks – Performances (Record Review)

The Quebec band offers a kind of ‘derivative’ synth-rock that quietly grows on you even if it might not set forth new boundaries.
Sufjan Stevens – Javelin (Record Review)

One of America’s greatest singer-songwriters finds strength in weakness through his meditative folk songs about love, loss, and forgiveness.
The Creepy Crawlies – Weeds (Record Review)

What the California-based project lacks in groundbreaking premise, the sophomore album more than makes up for it through heartfelt confession.
Teezo Touchdown – How Do You Sleep at Night? (Record Review)

The aspiring Texan alt-pop artist gets his big start with an arsenal of sounds. Its passionate drive can reach the point of going overboard at times.
Sprain – The Lamb as Effigy (Record Review)

Completely, utterly, hopelessly unhinged. The Los Angeles-borne band have nothing to hold them back in all their noise.
An Ode to the Wrens

Today, let’s talk about one of my favourite bands and their masterpiece. The Meadowlands is one of, if not, my favourite albums of all time.