Album Reviews

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  Mount Kimbie Swerve Into 'The Sunset Violent'

  PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2024

  When Mount Kimbie co-founders Dominic Maker and Kai Campos decided it was time to begin work on a new album, the first thing the pair ...

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  Wine Lips Are Pedal to the Metal on 'Super Mega Ultra'

  PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2024

  Wine Lips' latest is a siren's call to air guitar and air drum enthusiasts the world over. On Super Mega Ultra, lead vocalist and guitarist...

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  'COWBOY CARTER' Ain't Beyoncé's First Rodeo

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2024

  Nobody puts Beyoncé in a corner — It's a lesson the gatekeepers of country music learned the hard way this past weekend. Inspired by the...

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  The Dandy Warhols' 'ROCKMAKER' Is a Noble Failure

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2024

  In theory, making a straight-up alt-rock record in the year 2024 is a pretty good idea for the Dandy Warhols. As a relic of an era when...

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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...