All posts by Sean Maunier
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Album Review: Waylon Payne’s “Blue Eyes, the Harlot, the Queer, the Pusher, and Me”
Gay country singer Waylon Payne chronicles a dark period in his life on a haunting and intimate new album
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Review: ‘Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt)’
A comedy-drama about young, gay love -- and the ghost of a lesbian aunt
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Breaking Fast review: A gay rom-com with a twist
Small tweaks -- and a lot of abstinence -- make Mike Mosallam’s film a richer exploration of romance
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‘Alice Junior’ review: A hip, glitzy coming-of-age story
Anna Celestino Mota steals the show as trans YouTube star Alice
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‘Róisín Machine’ review: Róisín Murphy showcases her eclectic artistic range
Róisín Murphy's fifth solo album is almost an hour of quirky nu-disco goodness
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Sufjan Stevens’ ‘The Ascension’ review: A sprawling epic of an album
Sufjan Stevens returns with a glitchy, trippy, highly judgmental meditation on the state of the world
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‘Fun City’ review: Bright Light Bright Light’s brilliant tribute to queer people and spaces
Bright Light Bright Light's new album is a shimmering love letter to the LGBTQ community
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Erasure’s ‘The Neon’ review: An album of bright, flamboyant, club-ready tracks
Thirty-five years and eighteen albums in, Erasure remains a comforting pop presence
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‘Show Pony’ EP review: Orville Peck releases a clever, haunting collection of songs
The enigmatic Orville Peck's plaintive classic country EP is a perfect send-off to a lonely pandemic-stricken summer
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‘Black is King’ review: Beyoncé’s visual album is a majestic love letter to Black communities
Beyoncé continues to push boundaries in her powerful film, which streams on Disney+
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Folklore review: Taylor Swift shifts from pop to indie folk with mixed results
Taylor Swift's surprise quarantine release tries on an entirely new style for size
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‘I Can Feel You Forgetting Me’ review: The return of Neon Trees
The latest from Neon Trees reflects on all the joys and angst of leaving bad relationships behind
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“Gaslighter” review: The Chicks are back with a bold new album
After over a decade, the newly-rechristened Chicks return with a comeback recording that showcases their greatest strengths
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‘Unfollow the Rules’ review: As close to a conventional Rufus Wainwright album as you can imagine
Rufus Wainwright has created a straightforward, expertly crafted work that neatly bookends the first half of his career
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Album Review: Neil Young’s ‘Homegrown’
Neil Young's unreleased 1975 album "Homegrown" is a warm, intimate snapshot of his early career
