Articles by Maddy Howell, Freelance contributor

Articles by: Maddy Howell

St. Vincent's superb All Born Screaming offers up thrillingly unfiltered reflections upon life, death, and all the chaos that occurs between those two inevitabilities

By Maddy Howell published 18 April 24

St. Vincent strives for catharsis on masterful seventh album All Born Screaming

"A whistle-stop tour through the best-loved parts of the band’s storied career, marked by the inescapable turbulence of life": the reunited Blink-182 return older, wiser and stronger for their scars on One More Time...

By Maddy Howell published 19 October 23

Guess this is growing up: Blink-182's classic line-up prove exactly why they're pop-punk royalty, and better together, on first post-reunion album

A beginner's guide to Sub Pop Records in five essential albums

By Maddy Howell published 19 June 23

Celebrated as the home of grunge, Sub Pop has evolved into one of America's most eclectic indie labels. Here is the Sub Pop story told via five key records

Every Lana Del Rey album ranked from worst to best

By Maddy Howell published 12 May 23

The collected works of Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, one of the great singer-songwriters of the modern age

Every Death Cab for Cutie album ranked from worst to best

By Maddy Howell published 11 April 23

Since their formation in 1997, Death Cab for Cutie have released 10 studio albums. Here's how they rank in order of greatness

The 'debate' around Meg White's drumming says everything about the enduring sexism in rock music

By Maddy Howell published 17 March 23

This week's tired and boring 'Meg White is a terrible drummer' discourse online speaks volumes about how too many view women in rock music

Every Rise Against album ranked from worst to best

By Maddy Howell published 15 March 23

Socially conscious, honest and fearless, few bands wave the flag for unity more furiously than Chicago’s Rise Against. Here's our assessment of their fiercely committed catalogue

The 10 best I Prevail songs ever, according to vocalist Eric Vanlerberghe

By Maddy Howell published 6 March 23

Looking for the essential I Prevail playlist? Vocalist Eric Vanlerberghe talks us through the band's defining tracks

Every Nickelback album ranked from worst to best

By Maddy Howell published 1 March 23

Love them or hate them, Nickelback remain a formidable presence on the modern rock scene. Here's our considered guide to the Canadian quartet's catalogue

Vital, urgent and utterly fearless, Paramore's This Is Why is the sound of a grown band boldly defining their own path

By Maddy Howell published 10 February 23

Paramore return with their first record since 2017's After Laughter. Spoiler alert: it's worth the wait

Pierce The Veil's The Jaws Of Life: Endlessly exuberant, wondrously versatile, and never predictable

By Maddy Howell published 9 February 23

Hiatus terminated, San Diego's arena-filling post-hardcore kings are hungry to make up for lost time

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