Zachary Hoskins
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Wethersfield, CT, United States
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Joe Jackson: Fool Album Review by Zachary Hoskins
Joe Jackson has spent the better part of four decades trying to put some distance between himself and his debut, Look Sharp!, a collection of acerbic new-wave pop songs that earned him the label of “angry young man.” But on his 21st album, Fool, he sounds younger and angrier than he has since 2003’s deliberately retro Volume 4. Maybe it’s a symptom of nostalgia: Fool, after all, is being… → Read More
The Smashing Pumpkins: Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1/LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.
The Smashing Pumpkins: Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1/LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. Album Review by Zachary Hoskins → Read More
J Mascis: Elastic Days
J Mascis: Elastic Days Album Review by Zachary Hoskins → Read More
Yoko Ono: Warzone Album Review by Zachary Hoskins
Like 2007’s Yes, I’m a Witch and 2016’s Yes, I’m a Witch Too, Yoko Ono’s Warzone is less a traditional album than a revisionist compilation, reframing songs from the multimedia artist’s 50-year career to enhance their relevance to 2018’s musical and political landscape. Yet unlike those earlier projects, which heavily featured remixes and collaborations from contemporary indie-rock artists, here… → Read More
Mudhoney: Digital Garbage
Mudhoney: Digital Garbage Album Review by Zachary Hoskins → Read More
Lenny Kravitz: Raise Vibration
Lenny Kravitz: Raise Vibration Album Review by Zachary Hoskins → Read More
YG: Stay Dangerous
YG: Stay Dangerous Album Review by Zachary Hoskins → Read More
The Internet: Hive Mind
The Internet: Hive Mind Album Review by Zachary Hoskins → Read More
Material Girls: Leather
Material Girls: Leather Album Review by Zachary Hoskins → Read More
The Damned: Evil Spirits
The Damned: Evil Spirits Album Review by Zachary Hoskins → Read More
Snoop Dogg: Snoop Dogg Presents Bible of Love
Snoop Dogg: Snoop Dogg Presents Bible of Love Album Review by Zachary Hoskins → Read More
Jimi Hendrix: Both Sides of the Sky
Jimi Hendrix: Both Sides of the Sky Album Review by Zachary Hoskins → Read More
David Byrne: American Utopia
David Byrne: American Utopia Album Review by Zachary Hoskins → Read More
MGMT: Little Dark Age
MGMT: Little Dark Age Album Review by Zachary Hoskins → Read More
Justin Timberlake: Man of the Woods
Justin Timberlake: Man of the Woods Album Review by Zachary Hoskins → Read More
Migos: Culture II Album Review by Zachary Hoskins
“This real rap, no mumble,” proclaims Offset on “Narcos,” a track off Georgia trap trio Migos's Culture II, and whatever else one might think of the rapper, he has a point. Offset and compatriots Quavo and Takeoff have exerted a pervasive influence over the last half decade of popular music, on everyone from upstart “mumble rappers” to A-listers like Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and even Katy Perry.… → Read More
Neil Young & Promise of the Real: The Visitor
The Visitor finds Neil Young tilting again at the political windmills of the present day. → Read More
Ramones: Rocket to Russia (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
The 40th-anniversary edition of Rocket to Russia is lovingly, even excessively assembled. → Read More
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings: Soul of a Woman
The most striking thing about Soul of a Woman is how little it feels like a posthumous release. → Read More
Electric Wizard: Wizard Bloody Wizard
The band performs the right incantations and brings forth old demons from the abyss. → Read More