Though it sounds paradoxical, upon first listen I found Muchacho — the sixth album by Phosphorescent, Matthew Houck’s musical moniker — to be annoyingly placid. Surely an album that evokes such contentedness must be lacking in depth, right? Isn’t good art necessarily the product of emotional extremes? Wrong. 

Starfucker's synth pop sound is fun, but not very original. Lucas Colbert '15 wonders if the band will survive much longer without some innovation. 

More than one man and a will to create music, Beach Fossils releases its new album Clash the Truth which has more edge than ever before.

Lucas  Colber-Carreiro '15 reviews Local Natives' sophomore album Hummingbird, and tells us why it's more mature than the first. 

The Arts Staff of The Cornell Daily Sun has voted. Here are the Top 10 albums of the year.

Egyptian Hip Hop might have an impressive bag of tricks, but James Rainis '14 cautions us that it may be a little too overblown for its own good.

Local Business isn’t the flawless classic The Monitor is, but it doesn’t have to be. Paul Blank '14 is moved by Titus Andronicus' nostalgia for unencumbered youth. 

No need to unearth your hippie uncle's old lava lamp: Tame Impala channels old-school psychedelia with modern sensibility in the beautiful new album, Lonerism, according to James Rainis '14.

It's official: the Foo Fighters are going on hiatus indefinitely. James Rainis '14, who witnessed the solemn announcement at Central Park last weekend, relieves Dave Grohl's best musical moments.