https://atwoodmagazine.com/author/kevin-krein/ For the Love of Music Mon, 03 Jun 2024 23:42:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://atwoodmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Atwood-Magazine-Circle-Logo-2020-32x32.png https://atwoodmagazine.com/author/kevin-krein/ 32 32 68941247 https://atwoodmagazine.com/bglo-beth-gibbons-lives-outgrown-album-review-music-feature-2024/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/bglo-beth-gibbons-lives-outgrown-album-review-music-feature-2024/#respond Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:51:54 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=198031 Recorded over the span of a decade, the iconic voice of Portishead, Beth Gibbons, foregoes her familiar sonic territories in favor of organic, unconventional arrangements—resulting in a restrained, ultimately frustrating listen.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/bglo-beth-gibbons-lives-outgrown-album-review-music-feature-2024/feed/ 0 198031 https://atwoodmagazine.com/epat-escape-artist-danielle-durack-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/epat-escape-artist-danielle-durack-album-review/#respond Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:50:45 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=193141 An extraordinarily personal record, singer and songwriter Danielle Durack continues to develop her already robust, accessible sound and clever lyricism on ‘Escape Artist,’ the follow-up to 2021’s ‘No Home.’]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/epat-escape-artist-danielle-durack-album-review/feed/ 0 193141 https://atwoodmagazine.com/mdwf-madi-diaz-weird-faith-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/mdwf-madi-diaz-weird-faith-album-review/#respond Fri, 09 Feb 2024 10:50:10 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=192552 Singer/songwriter Madi Diaz’s new full-length album ‘Weird Faith,’ coming off her breakthrough ‘History of A Feeling,’ as well as her time spent touring with Harry Styles, finds her continuing the exploration of the difficult and unflattering parts of herself as a means of growth for herself, and who she is within the context of a romantic partnership.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/mdwf-madi-diaz-weird-faith-album-review/feed/ 0 192552 https://atwoodmagazine.com/shly-somebody-in-hell-loves-you-sydney-sprague-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/shly-somebody-in-hell-loves-you-sydney-sprague-album-review/#respond Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:22:34 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=185986 Sydney Sprague’s sophomore full-length ‘somebody in hell loves you’ doubles down on the potential of her 2021 debut as she uses infectious melodies, soaring arrangements, and self-deprecating humor in putting her wry observations into a tight collection of songs.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/shly-somebody-in-hell-loves-you-sydney-sprague-album-review/feed/ 0 185986 https://atwoodmagazine.com/hgibl-hannah-georgas-id-be-lying-if-i-said-i-didnt-care-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/hgibl-hannah-georgas-id-be-lying-if-i-said-i-didnt-care-album-review/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:30:44 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=185032 The follow-up to the Aaron Dessner-produced ‘All That Emotion,’ ‘ I’d Be Lying If I Said I Didn’t Care’ finds Vancouver’s Hannah Georgas exploring textures both dazzling and pensive that underscore her sharp, self-deprecating lyricism.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/hgibl-hannah-georgas-id-be-lying-if-i-said-i-didnt-care-album-review/feed/ 0 185032 https://atwoodmagazine.com/mw08-meet-our-writers-kevin-krein/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/mw08-meet-our-writers-kevin-krein/#respond Sat, 24 Jun 2023 09:00:49 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=181299 Kevin Krein used to be the kind of person who, when introducing a new artist or song to someone, would preface it by saying, "If you don't like this, I don't know if we can be friends." He's thankfully no longer that kind of a person, but if he asks you about Carly Rae Jepsen and 'The Kingdom of Desire,' hopefully you have an answer prepared.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/mw08-meet-our-writers-kevin-krein/feed/ 0 181299 https://atwoodmagazine.com/rancid-tomorrow-never-comes-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/rancid-tomorrow-never-comes-album-review/#respond Tue, 20 Jun 2023 10:00:32 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=181554 Rancid's tenth full-length and first since 2017, might resonate with longtime fans rather than those who had a flirtation with punk adjacency in their youths]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/rancid-tomorrow-never-comes-album-review/feed/ 0 181554 https://atwoodmagazine.com/hdwe-hayden-desser-are-we-good-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/hdwe-hayden-desser-are-we-good-album-review/#respond Wed, 05 Apr 2023 16:31:07 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=177504 Hayden's ‘Are We Good,’ featuring contributions from Leslie Feist and Matt Berninger, is often warm and welcoming in sound but, in being the product of tumultuous times, seeks out answers where they are not easily found. ]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/hdwe-hayden-desser-are-we-good-album-review/feed/ 0 177504 https://atwoodmagazine.com/diwttiy-caroline-polachek-desire-i-want-to-turn-into-you-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/diwttiy-caroline-polachek-desire-i-want-to-turn-into-you-album-review/#respond Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:23:00 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=175246 On 'Desire, I Want to Turn into You,' the follow-up to 2019’s 'Pang,' Caroline Polachek once again collaborates with producer Danny Harle to craft an environment that is seductive as it is unsettling.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/diwttiy-caroline-polachek-desire-i-want-to-turn-into-you-album-review/feed/ 0 175246 https://atwoodmagazine.com/gpwk-gold-panda-the-work-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/gpwk-gold-panda-the-work-album-review/#respond Mon, 21 Nov 2022 22:01:54 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=171640 Electronic producer Gold Panda's first full-length in over half a decade, 'The Work' holds space for introspection through larger themes of mental health while offering listeners the opportunity to move their bodies to his trademarked skittering beats.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/gpwk-gold-panda-the-work-album-review/feed/ 0 171640 https://atwoodmagazine.com/bhlmt-babehoven-light-moving-time-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/bhlmt-babehoven-light-moving-time-album-review/#respond Mon, 31 Oct 2022 08:00:14 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=170793 Hudson, New York duo Babehoven continue to push their genre-bending sound further within the intersection of folk, ‘indie,’ and shoegaze, while turning deeply inward within their debut album, ‘Light Moving Time.’]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/bhlmt-babehoven-light-moving-time-album-review/feed/ 0 170793 https://atwoodmagazine.com/dsct-duncan-sheik-claptrap-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/dsct-duncan-sheik-claptrap-album-review/#respond Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:30:50 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=168267 Uneven and frustrating, thoughtful and intricate, the strangely titled 'Claptrap' contains enough compelling and memorable moments to rejuvenate the interest in longtime, but perhaps dormant Duncan Sheik fans.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/dsct-duncan-sheik-claptrap-album-review/feed/ 0 168267 https://atwoodmagazine.com/dcms-dreamcastmoe-sound-is-like-water-mixtape-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/dcms-dreamcastmoe-sound-is-like-water-mixtape-review/#respond Tue, 09 Aug 2022 13:00:11 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=167266 Washington, D.C.-based singer and producer dreamcastmoe's debut for Ghostly International, 'Sound is Like Water - Part 1' continues his work creating music that is as fascinating as it is disorienting.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/dcms-dreamcastmoe-sound-is-like-water-mixtape-review/feed/ 0 167266 https://atwoodmagazine.com/sstn-sydney-sprague-think-nothing-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/sstn-sydney-sprague-think-nothing-song-review/#respond Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:00:06 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=166589 Rising singer and songwriter Sydney Sprague’s new single “Think Nothing” stares down a recurring theme from her work with startlingly explosive results.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/sstn-sydney-sprague-think-nothing-song-review/feed/ 0 166589 https://atwoodmagazine.com/lnck-long-neck-558-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/lnck-long-neck-558-song-review/#respond Wed, 29 Jun 2022 12:00:32 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=165773 "558" is a brief burst of synth-based, pandemic inspired angst from Lily Mastrodimos' brand new Long Neck LP, 'Soft Animal.']]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/lnck-long-neck-558-song-review/feed/ 0 165773