Album Reviews

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  Pink Siifu's 'GUMBO'!' Balances Its Many Flavours

  PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2021

  Pink Siifu, born Livingston Matthews, has become an enigmatic and rising figure in the world of hip-hop. Siifu's approach to his craft is v...

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  'My Name Is Suzie Ungerleider' Showcases the Singer-Songwriter as Her Truest Self

  PUBLISHED Aug 11, 2021

  After more than two decades as roots singer-songwriter Oh Susanna, Suzie Ungerleider disavowed that moniker due to its namesake song's asso...

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  Nas Is No Pretender to the Throne on 'King's Disease II'

  PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2021

  Accomplished and respected enough to kick up his feet and puff cigars till the Hall of Fame calls, Nasir Jones has instead slammed the crea...

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  Just in Time for Ska's Fourth Wave, We Are the Union Deliver Their Best Album with 'Ordinary Life'

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2021

  If ska needed a revival, no one told We Are the Union. While there's been plenty of chatter about a new wave of ska, these L.A. punks have...

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  Foxing Voyage to a Galaxy of Their Own on 'Draw Down the Moon'

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2021

  By now, Foxing can only be expected to keep pushing their limits and defying expectations. When the St. Louis group emerged in 2013 with th...

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  Lingua Ignota's 'Sinner Get Ready' Is More Incantation Than Collection of Songs

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2021

  There's absolutely nothing reductive in comparing the music of Kristin Hayter (a.k.a. Lingua Ignota) to other artists. In fact, the artist...

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  Isaiah Rashad Is at the Top of His Game on 'The House Is Burning'

  PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2021

  Top Dawg Entertainment has had a stranglehold on hip-hop for about a decade now, proving time and time again that their roster contains som...

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  Billie Eilish Might Not Sound 'Happier Than Ever,' but She Is — You Have to Trust Her

  PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2021

  Believe it or not, Billie Eilish is the happiest she's ever been, or at least that's what she's claiming on her latest studio album, Happie...