RIFF Magazine

• REVIEW: Vince Staples shares a gloomy, poignant outlook with 'Cry Baby' | RIFF | RIFF Magazine | June 5, 2026, 4 a.m.
Exasperated but not quite yet defeated, Vince Staples marries rock with a gloomy yet poignant outlook on the world with 'Cry Baby.'

• REVIEW: Niall Horan sets the table for an intimate 'Dinner Party' | RIFF Magazine | June 3, 2026, 4 a.m.
Niall Horan invites fans to his 'Dinner Party,' his fourth album as a solo artist and an intimate musical portrait.

• REVIEW: Death Cab for Cutie tears down silos on 'I Built You a Tower' | RIFF | RIFF Magazine | May 30, 2026, 4:55 p.m.
Death Cab for Cutie reunites with producer John Congleton for its 11th album, one of the band's best records yet.

• Kim Petras finds direction in disruption on 'Detour' | RIFF Magazine | May 29, 2026, 4 a.m.
Kim Petras is at her best when she dives into the experimental and personal. 'Detour' is a proper debut, at long last.