Album Reviews

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  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Stay True to Themselves on 'When God Was Great'

  PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2021

  Ska, if you haven't heard, is having a moment. After two decades as the butt of many, many jokes, the genre unexpectedly found itself on a...

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  J Balvin Recaptures the Reggaetón Crown on 'JOSE'

  PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2021

  After years at the top of the Latin music world, J Balvin has become a globally recognised name, collaborating with the likes of Beyoncé, C...

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  Moor Mother's 'Black Encyclopedia of the Air' Is a Perfect Storm of Mood and Music

  PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2021

  In late 2020, Camae Ayewa (a.k.a. Moor Mother) released BRASS with the supremely underappreciated rapper Billy Woods, initiating a move fro...

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  Bob Dylan's 'Springtime in New York' Reclaims His Most Written-Off Period

  PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2021

  From a creative era that even Bob Dylan himself has suggested was fraught with self-doubt and a sense that all mastery of his craft was los...

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  Naya Ali Reaches New Heights with 'Godspeed: Elevated'

  PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2021

  Rapper Naya Ali has spent most of the summer on the road promoting her sophomore album Godspeed: Elevated. Travelling inwards to further he...

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  Injury Reserve Give Stepa J. Groggs a Heartbreaking Memorial on 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix'

  PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2021

  On June 29, 2020, one of Injury Reserve's founding members, Jordan Alexander "Stepa J." Groggs, tragically passed away at 32 years old. The...

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  Andrew W.K.'s 'God Is Partying' Features Very Little Partying (but Some God)

  PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2021

  After receiving somewhat mixed reviews for 2018's You're Not Alone (an enjoyable but patchy comeback album that arrived after more than a d...

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  Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow, but Kacey Musgraves Finds Peace on 'star-crossed'

  PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2021

  Kacey Musgraves officially ushers in sad girl fall with the release of star-crossed, her highly anticipated follow-up to the critical succe...