Album Reviews

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  Nilüfer Yanya Is Caught in a Thrilling Stasis on 'My Method Actor'

  PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2024

  Conceptualizing the arch of a songwriter's artistic development can feel like an act of senseless problematization. Unlike judgments of...

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  Chastity's Self-Titled Album Is Both Battle Scar and Open Wound

  PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2024

  It's a new era for Chastity, and it starts off — quite literally — with a bang. A single, blown out tom hit is all the warning you're given...

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  Porches' 'Shirt' Is a Freewheeling, Feral Portrait of Suburban America

  PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2024

  On the darkly exhilarating sixth studio album from Porches, Aaron Maine is staring at the big sky, ditching school, climbing fences and...

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  Colin Stetson Finds New Peaks on 'The love it took to leave you'

  PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2024

  With each new release, the superlative praise for Colin Stetson's work and abilities cements his position as a singular voice in ...

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  On 'Verbathim,' Nehmasis Is a Clear-Eyed Truth Teller

  PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2024

  'Verbathim,' The debut album from Palestinian-Canadian artist Nemahsis (a.k.a. Nemah Hasan) marks the arrival of an impressive new voice...

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  Hinds' 'Viva Hinds' Is a Playful Reset

  PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2024

  Summer wouldn't be the same without a little romance, and that's exactly what pulses through Hinds' lighthearted new record — Carlotta Cosia...

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  Midwife Follows a Long, Hard Road on 'No Depression in Heaven'

  PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2024

  Marvin Heemeyer spent 18 months gathering steel for his Komatsu bulldozer. He was going to layer large metal sheets over the cab and engine...

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  MJ Lenderman Fights the Wind – And Wins – on the Fantastic 'Manning Fireworks'

  PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2024

  "Birds against a heavy wind that wins in the end," mourns MJ Lenderman in the very first words of his new album 'Manning Fireworks'...