I think all music critics like to assert their reviews as the only accurate assessment of an album. If they ended a review by saying “well that’s just my opinion, but you guys may like it–check it out,” nobody would take them seriously, because it’d be obvious that they can’t even take themselves seriously. It’s a critic’s job to analyze an…[Read more]

I love it, but it’s nowhere near as good as Born To Die, in my opinion. I think my biggest problem with it is Dan Auerbach’s production. My favorite song was “Old Money,” produced by Dan Heath, who did much of the work on Born To Die. I think it starts out pretty strong but starts to drag a little around the middle, but pulls out the best…[Read more]