Album Reviews

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  On 'Everyone’s Getting Involved,' Some Should Have Sat Out

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

  At a certain point, you stop wondering what was wrong with Talking Heads and start enjoying exactly that. Their appeal is multidimensional...

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  Priori Opens a Portal on 'This but More'

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

  For Francis Latreille — the Montreal producer and one-man-act behind Priori — sound has always served as a portal to new realities...

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  Wallows' 'Model' Slumps When It Should Soar

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

  With two albums and two EPs under their belt, Wallows — the brainchild of Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston — have success...

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  Bat for Lashes Welcomes New Life on 'The Dream of Delphi'

  PUBLISHED May 31, 2024

  A lot has transpired in Natasha Khan's life since the release of her previous Bat for Lashes record, the neon-hued, desert-vampire concept...

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  King Hannah Brave the Waves on 'Big Swimmer'

  PUBLISHED May 29, 2024

  Oftentimes, the line between swimming and drowning is merely one's ability to remain calm. Reflecting on their debut album ...

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  Vince Staples Closes a Chapter with 'Dark Times'

  PUBLISHED May 28, 2024

  When Vince Staples signed to Def Jam in 2013, we knew him as a young, undeniably talented albeit somewhat raw and unpolished MC hailing fro...

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  Wyatt C. Louis Finds Growth and Grace on 'Chandler'

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2024

  Wyatt C. Louis fills their lungs with Chinook winds and breathes new life into the hulking behemoth that is modern indie folk with their de...

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  Gatecreeper Speak to Spirits on 'Dark Superstition'

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2024

  Metal is often about posturing and comparing. Who's the loudest? (I'm the loudest!) Who's the fastest? (I'm the fastest?) Who's the heavies...