Reviews Archives - Atwood Magazine For the Love of Music Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:41:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://atwoodmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Atwood-Magazine-Circle-Logo-2020-32x32.png Reviews Archives - Atwood Magazine 32 32 68941247 Roundtable Discussion: A Review of Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Short n’ Sweet’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/scst-sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/scst-sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-review/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:01:48 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=201844 Short n’ Sweet - Sabrina CarpenterAtwood Magazine’s writers unpack Sabrina Carpenter’s highly anticipated sixth album, ‘Short n’ Sweet’ – a part country, part pop project full of playful, tongue-in-cheek innuendos that puts Carpenter’s signature wit, honesty, humor, and heart on full display.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/scst-sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-review/feed/ 0 201844 Review: ‘Wild God’ Carries Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Out of a Lost Place https://atwoodmagazine.com/ncwg-wild-god-nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/ncwg-wild-god-nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-album-review/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:00:39 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=201787 Nick Cave © Megan CullenThe new Bad Seeds album captures all the strangeness, joy, and rumination Nick Cave has promised. Truly a mesmerising listen, ‘Wild God’ takes listeners out of the darkness and guides us into the light.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/ncwg-wild-god-nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-album-review/feed/ 0 201787 We Can Shake It With Love When We’re Scared: John Lennon’s ‘Mind Games’ Box Set Review https://atwoodmagazine.com/jlmg-john-lennon-mind-games-deluxe-box-set-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/jlmg-john-lennon-mind-games-deluxe-box-set-album-review/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:56:43 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=201679 In a sprawling 5-hour collection, with no less than 6 versions of each song from the original tracklist, the new ‘Mind Games’ deluxe set favorably contextualizes a hidden gem of John Lennon’s solo catalog. © Aidan MoyerRevisited and remastered by Sean Ono Lennon, the new ‘Mind Games’ box set re-centers Yoko Ono’s contributions to John Lennon’s mid-seventies work and provides diehard fans with auditory artifacts and Easter Eggs.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/jlmg-john-lennon-mind-games-deluxe-box-set-album-review/feed/ 0 201679 Live Review: Def Leppard, Journey, & Steve Miller Band Rock Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium https://atwoodmagazine.com/live-def-leppard-journey-steve-miller-band-inglewood-california-2024-concert-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/live-def-leppard-journey-steve-miller-band-inglewood-california-2024-concert-review/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:40:33 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=201584 Def Leppard's Joe Elliott © Steve Thrasher / SoFi StadiumDef Leppard, Journey, and Steve Miller Band returned to Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium on Aug. 25 for a night of career-spanning hard rock hits, building upon the trio’s enduring legacies and globe-straddling musical allure.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/live-def-leppard-journey-steve-miller-band-inglewood-california-2024-concert-review/feed/ 0 201584 Without a Song or Dance, What Are We? The ABBA Voyage Experience https://atwoodmagazine.com/abvg-abba-voyage-review-2024/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/abvg-abba-voyage-review-2024/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2024 17:28:47 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=201548 Pop pioneers, stage musical mavens, now hologram heroes - ABBA take to the virtual stage in London’s ABBA Voyage © Aidan MoyerAfter half a century of indelible hits and a quarter-century of sold-out theatrical engagements, ABBA enter the holographic realm in London’s ABBA Voyage, now in its third year.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/abvg-abba-voyage-review-2024/feed/ 0 201548 Roundtable Discussion: A Review of Childish Gambino’s ‘Bando Stone and the New World’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/bsnw-childish-gambino-bando-stone-and-the-new-world-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/bsnw-childish-gambino-bando-stone-and-the-new-world-album-review/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:03:21 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=201410 Bando Stone and the New World - Childish GambinoAtwood Magazine’s writers discuss Childish Gambino’s final album ‘Bando Stone and The New World,’ unpacking the songs themselves, the artist’s illustrious 14-year journey, and the legacy Donald Glover’s alter ego now leaves behind.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/bsnw-childish-gambino-bando-stone-and-the-new-world-album-review/feed/ 0 201410 Our Take: Ice Spice Delivers an Energetic Sort-of-Full-Length Debut, ‘Y2K!’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/icsp-ice-spice-y2k-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/icsp-ice-spice-y2k-album-review/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 18:00:20 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=201253 Ice Spice 'Y2K!' © CoughsShe became famous without putting out an LP – an impressive enough feat – but can she stay famous now that she has done so? With 'Y2K!,' Ice Spice sets out to answer that pressing question.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/icsp-ice-spice-y2k-album-review/feed/ 0 201253 Review: Clairo Revitalizes Lana Del Rey’s “Brooklyn Baby” https://atwoodmagazine.com/clby-clairo-brooklyn-baby-lana-del-rey-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/clby-clairo-brooklyn-baby-lana-del-rey-song-review/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 17:20:14 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=201258 Clairo © 2024Clairo imbues “Brooklyn Baby” with all the alluring and vibrant details from her most recent album, ‘Charm.’]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/clby-clairo-brooklyn-baby-lana-del-rey-song-review/feed/ 0 201258 Live Review: Celebrating Everything Old & New at The Greeting Committee Concert https://atwoodmagazine.com/live-the-greeting-committee-new-york-city-2024-concert-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/live-the-greeting-committee-new-york-city-2024-concert-review/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:18:30 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=201241 The Greeting Committee © Tyler KrippaehneThe Greeting Committee made space for grieving the past and romanticizing the future at their incredibly present ‘Everyone’s Gone and I Know I’m the Cause’ Bowery Ballroom show in New York City.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/live-the-greeting-committee-new-york-city-2024-concert-review/feed/ 0 201241 No End and No Beginning: Inside the ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Soundtrack https://atwoodmagazine.com/dpwv-deadpool-and-wolverine-movie-soundtrack-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/dpwv-deadpool-and-wolverine-movie-soundtrack-review/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:20:34 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=201232 I can feel your power: 'Deadpool & Wolverine' sees Ryan Reynolds joined by Hugh Jackman, clad for the first time in a comic book cowl and ballistic unitard © Aidan MoyerIn ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds team up for a send-off to a bygone era of comic book films and the songs that soundtracked them.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/dpwv-deadpool-and-wolverine-movie-soundtrack-review/feed/ 0 201232 Review: Footballhead Deliver a Ripping Alt-Rock Record on ‘Before I Die’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/fhbd-footballhead-before-i-die-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/fhbd-footballhead-before-i-die-review/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:00:11 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=201038 Footballhead © Morgan PaigeChicago's Footballhead follow-up their debut album with a clean, hard-hitting mini-album, 'Before I Die.']]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/fhbd-footballhead-before-i-die-review/feed/ 0 201038 Track-by-Track: Home Is Where’s ‘the whaler’ Is a Lifetime of Damnation, Lived Again, and Again, and Again… https://atwoodmagazine.com/hwtw-home-is-where-the-whaler-album-track-by-track-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/hwtw-home-is-where-the-whaler-album-track-by-track-review/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 07:00:27 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=201101 the whaler - Home Is WhereHome is Where’s second album ‘the whaler’ presents a hellscape where every day is one of inescapable suffering, presented through gnashing, layered guitars, vocal screeches, and poetry all at once bitter, defeated, and effulgent.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/hwtw-home-is-where-the-whaler-album-track-by-track-review/feed/ 0 201101 The Killers Turn the “Bright Lights” on in a Larger-Than-Life Anthem of Passion, Purpose, & Chasing Dreams https://atwoodmagazine.com/tkbl-the-killers-bright-lights-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/tkbl-the-killers-bright-lights-song-review/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:59:12 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=201027 The Killers "Bright Lights" © 2024A larger-than-life anthem about keeping the dream alive, The Killers’ spirited new single “Bright Lights” is a cinematic explosion of passion, a celebration of potential, and a powerhouse of purpose.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/tkbl-the-killers-bright-lights-song-review/feed/ 0 201027 Seen a Shooting Star Tonight: 2024’s Outlaw Music Festival Rocks New Jersey https://atwoodmagazine.com/omf24-outlaw-music-festival-2024-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/omf24-outlaw-music-festival-2024-review/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:33:37 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=200889 Outlaw Music Festival 2024 © Aidan MoyerLegends made flesh, magazine covers and album gatefolds come to life... A true who's who held court and performed at New Jersey's PNC Bank Arts Center as a part of this year's Outlaw Music Festival!]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/omf24-outlaw-music-festival-2024-review/feed/ 0 200889 One Year of ‘Blue Angel Sparkling Silver’: Revisiting Quiet Light’s Sweeping Sonic Cosmos https://atwoodmagazine.com/qlbs-quiet-light-blue-angel-sparkling-silver-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/qlbs-quiet-light-blue-angel-sparkling-silver-album-review/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:00:11 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=200923 Quiet Light © Leah BlomCelebrating Quiet Light’s new limited CD release, Atwood Magazine looks back at one year of her critically acclaimed ‘Blue Angel Sparkling Silver.’]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/qlbs-quiet-light-blue-angel-sparkling-silver-album-review/feed/ 0 200923