Album Reviews

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  Childish Gambino's 'Bando Stone & the New World' Is a Frantic Goodbye

  PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2024

  Donald Glover is undeniably one of the most talented — or at the very least ambitious — artists of his era. The multi-hyphenate has made ...

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  'No Name' Is Jack White’s Ferocious Return to Old-School Punk Blues

  PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2024

  When Jack White first went solo more than a decade ago, a big part of the fun was hearing the ways in which he expanded his sound after the...

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  Glass Animals' 'I Love You So F***ing Much' Is Barely Worth Critiquing

  PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2024

  I hate "Heat Waves." The line "you look so broken when you cry" (Dave Bayley must be an empath), the shrill, near-intolerable vocals...

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  Los Campesinos! Grow with Grace on 'All Hell'

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2024

  There are two main things that most people don't realize about Los Campesinos! — Firstly, they're an emo band. And secondly, they're one ...

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  Boy Golden Is All Grown Up on 'For Eden'

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2024

  An all-purpose roots rocker with a heart of Acapulco Gold, Boy Golden is the friendliest guy you've never met. The Manitoban trouble-loving...

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  GUM/Ambrose Kenny-Smith Make the Most of 'Ill Times'

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2024

  Jay Watson and Ambrose Kenny-Smith lead parallel musical lives you wouldn't necessarily expect to intersect. At surface level, they're ...

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  Joe Goddard's Songwriting Is Elastic on 'Harmonics'

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2024

  As a founding member of Hot Chip, Joe Goddard has long used his platform and resources to promote indie-leaning dance music...

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  Mas Aya Finds New Pathways on 'Coming and Going'

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2024

  Brandon Miguel Valdivia often makes music for meditation, but his sound is more reflective of firing synapses in a mercurial mind...