Album Reviews

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  Karate Can't Quite 'Make It Fit' on Their Return

  PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2024

  Over a decade and six albums that marked the turn of the last century, Boston's Karate chopped together an aesthetic that combined elements...

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  Touché Amoré Find the Centre on 'Spiral in a Straight Line'

  PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2024

  Post-hardcore titans Touché Amoré still have more to say. Somehow it's already been fifteen years since the five-piece from L.A. made their...

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  The Linda Lindas Are Suited to the Times on 'No Obligation'

  PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2024

  The Linda Lindas have come a long way since screaming about a "Racist, Sexist Boy" at the LA Public Library in 2021. And despite their...

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  Famous Freak Out at the Fringes on 'Party Album'

  PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2024

  If you search "famous band" on Google right now, this broad query will likely bring up a Reddit post from r/music or perhaps a visual list...

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  Klô Pelgag Casts a New Spell on 'Abracadabra'

  PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2024

  Few singer-songwriters in the Quebec Francophone scene have a knack for drama and dense orchestrations as Klô Pelgag does. Yet, on...

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  Chat Pile Won't Look Away from the Horror on 'Cool World'

  PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2024

  In Ralph Bakshi's 'Cool World,' a femme fatale in a supposedly "created" cartoon world uses her wits and her sexuality to try and overcome...

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  Balance and Composure Are Back in Fighting Form on 'with you in spirit'

  PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2024

  When the members of Balance and Composure were on the cusp of breaking up, they already knew it was a mistake. Internal divisions...

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  Japandroids Finally Hit the Brakes on 'Fate & Alcohol'

  PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2024

  The road beckons Japandroids. In song and on stage, there's always another bar, another girl or another gig to get to. They're a screaming...