Arcade Fire’s big noise is back, and so are the sermons
On Songs & Albums,Music Reviews
May 6, 2022
Arcade Fire's seven-track tapestry of anxiety, alienation, and disillusionment sounds epic, but it can be a bit disillusioning itself in its obvious sermonizing.
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Loma’s “Don’t Shy Away” asks us to delve and discover
On Songs & Albums,Music Reviews
November 12, 2020
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Love & Revelation: a ‘magic hour’ with Over the Rhine
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April 14, 2019
Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist return with songs of ruin, loss, and hard-won hope.
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The Decemberists record the a-pop-alypse
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March 18, 2018
Basking in the bright colors of a bold new sound, the Decemberists will lift your spirits at the end of the world.
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Arcade Fire Now
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August 20, 2017
Arcade Fire's latest is lighter and more streamlined — the most danceable thing that they've done. They're making a whole career out of variations on "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For."
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Observing Lent with Lucinda Williams
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February 29, 2016
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First great rock band record of 2016
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February 8, 2016
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The Force is strong in this one…
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October 5, 2015
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What Do Rhiannon Giddens, Sam Phillips, and the Movie “Amélie” Have in Common?
February 23, 2015
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