Colleen Reviews Chastity Belt’s “Chastity Belt”
Chastity Belt turn the focus inward on their latest album. The self-titled LP treats existential dre...
Off the Shelf: Roxane Gay, Mitski, and the Invisible Weight
This piece is part of Off the Shelf, a column where I recommend a book based on an album that I love...
Colleen Reviews Sampa the Great’s “The Return”
Sampa the Great’s latest album, The Return, is an impressive feat. After years of crossing the glo...
Colleen reviews Mallrat’s Driving Music
“When I get my braces off, I’m gonna be a rockstar,” Grace Shaw sings decidedly on her latest ...
Colleen Reviews Lana del Rey’s “Norman Fucking Rockwell!”
Lana del Rey doesn’t ease you into her latest album, she drops you smack dab in the center of her ...
Colleen Reviews WAAX’s “Big Grief”
While Australian quintet WAAX emerge from a legacy of pop-punk and garage rock, they unapologeticall...
Off the Shelf: Tackling the Beast with Kamasi Washington’s “The Epic” and John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden”
This piece is part of Off the Shelf, a column where I recommend a book based on an album that I love...
Colleen Reviews Clairo’s “Immunity”
For her full-length debut, Clairo takes her career-launching bedroom pop out of the bedroom. The res...
Off the Shelf: Finding Common Ground in Stella Donnelly’s “Beware of the Dogs” and Ali Smith’s “Autumn”
Summer, for me, has always been an opportunity to lose myself in the world of books: whether it’s ...
Colleen Reviews Strange Ranger’s “Remembering the Rockets”
For a band of twentysomethings, Strange Ranger convey an aching sense of nostalgia on their latest a...
Colleen Reviews K.Flay’s “Solutions”
Kristine Flaherty began her music career as a sophomore at Stanford University, where she discovered...
Colleen Reviews Banks’s “III”
After three years, Banks is back with a new album. While her sound has always been defined by its br...
