Kim Gordon - The Collective

Kim DID NOT need to go this hard!

Perfume Genius - Ugly Season

Mike wades into even more abstract waters on Ugly Season.

Spoon's still Spoon after almost 30 years, which is to say they can craft a solid rock record.

Valentine doesn't offer too much beyond its breakup narrative.

Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington break their hiatus with a sound that's a bit more rockin'.

Home Video can give off a boilerplate indie vibe, but Lucy Dacus' vivid and charismatic songwriting is more than enough to elevate it.

Though it boasts a grander sound than Baker's past work, Little Oblivions is laden with unremarkable indie-isms.

Set My Heart on Fire Immediately covers even more aesthetic ground than No Shape did, only occasionally coming across as disjointed.