Album Reviews

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  Chastity Belt Embrace Sincerity on 'Live Laugh Love'

  PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2024

  Live, Laugh, Love — a throwaway joke that became real somewhere along the line. The trite saying has long been the subject...

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  Non La Sounds Brand New on 'Like Before'

  PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2024

  Wish fulfillment isn't all it's cracked up to be. Non La, the moniker of Vancouver musician DJ On, learned this...

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  LOONY Is Equal Parts Sharp and Soft on Her Self-Titled Debut

  PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2024

  "My friends say I'm spacey as hell, I'm often in my own little world," Kira Huszar said in a press release announcing her debut album ...

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  Jlin's 'Akoma' Is a Mind-Scrambling Masterpiece

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2024

  When Jlin released 'Black Origami' in 2017, the Gary, Indiana producer must have known what she had on her hands...

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  Julia Holter Pulls Us Closer Than Ever on 'Something in the Room She Moves'

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2024

  One of the most compelling features of Julia Holter's past records is their beautiful contrivance...

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  We Gotta Wear Shades for Adrianne Lenker's Beautiful 'Bright Future'

  PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2024

  Effortlessly in touch with her own sensitivities and the magic of her surroundings on her stunning new solo album...

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  Waxahatchee's Stunning 'Tigers Blood' Courses with Life

  PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2024

  The new Wim Wenders film 'Perfect Days' follows a middle-aged man named Hirayama who’s employed as a public restroom cleaner in Tokyo...

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  'Everything I Thought It Was' Is Everything I Thought Justin Timberlake Wasn't

  PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2024

  Justin Timberlake must be looking for a win right now. After listeners scoffed at the clumsy rustic cosplay of 2018's Man of the Woods, he'...