Album Reviews

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  The Weeknd Cements His Status as an All-Time Great on 'Dawn FM'

  PUBLISHED Jan 10, 2022

  It's rare to be able to acknowledge the presence of an all-time great while they're still in their prime, but when an artist has made it as...

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  Nas Deepens His Legacy by Making 'Magic'

  PUBLISHED Jan 4, 2022

  On Christmas Eve, veteran Queens MC Nas dropped his Magic project to an unsuspecting audience. If the Grammy win and nomination for his fir...

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  Rick Ross Revels in His Signature Sound and Style on 'Richer Than I Ever Been'

  PUBLISHED Dec 14, 2021

  Rick Ross has spent almost twenty years mastering not only his craft, but his character and sound. Album after album, Ross has expanded his...

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  Teen Daze's 'Interior' Embraces the Power (and Production) of House Music

  PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2021

  Interior, the newest release from British Columbia's Teen Daze, finds producer Jamison Isaak succeeding his signature realist ambiance with...

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  Beatrice Deer's 'SHIFTING' Is a Multilingual Merger of Darkness and Light

  PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2021

  Montreal-based singer-songwriter Beatrice Deer understands how to merge opposite worlds to birth a fresh, inventive new one. A blend of mod...

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  Neil Young and Crazy Horse's 'Barn' Is Built on a Familiar Foundation

  PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2021

  There are two faces of Neil Young: Harvest-folkie and Zuma-rocker. But the truth is, he's at his best when he straddles both approaches and...

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  Arca's 'KICK' Cycle Is an Explosive Exploration of Her Multidimensionality

  PUBLISHED Dec 3, 2021

  As a nonbinary trans woman raised in Caracas, Venezuela — at the height of social unrest — and suburban Connecticut, Arca (aka Alejandra Gh...

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  Botfly's 'Lower Than Love' Taps into the Softer Side of Cathartic Hardcore

  PUBLISHED Nov 25, 2021

  At long last, Botfly have release the follow-up to 2018's Dark Days. Following similar influences as their debut record, Lower Than Love se...