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The Alchemist, MIKE and Wiki Conjure Effortless Chemistry on 'Faith Is a Rock'
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PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2023
Faith Is a Rock is one of the most flat-out beautiful rap albums I've heard in ages. With the Alchemist on production — continuing an extre...
Janelle Monáe Ushered Toronto into Her Age of Pleasure
Massey Hall, September 21
PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2023
"The Age of Pleasure was created to be our safe oasis," Janelle Monáe proclaimed to her rapt audience from the stage of Massey Hall, sharin...
Tomb Mold's 'The Enduring Spirit' Is an Unstoppable Ascension
PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2023
Death metal is metal's most overbearing and blunt subgenre. Often depicting cruelty, violence, disease and cynicism, the genre has a reputa...
KEN Mode Are Cold, Brutal and Somehow Inviting on 'Void'
PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2023
There are many ways people deal with trauma, with pain, with isolation. Some retreat into themselves; others search for company and connect...
'Tim: Let It Bleed Edition' Captures the Replacements as Clearly and Boldly as Fans Could Hope
PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2023
Though music fans have every right to be cynical about remixed and remastered reissue campaigns, few such releases feel as startling and mi...
Hillsboro's Self-Titled Debut Is a Sparking Live Wire
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PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2023
It's not everyday that a band shows up in your inbox with a debut album that sounds so fully formed. I don't know what I was expecting when...
Teenage Fanclub Continue to Do What They Do on 'Nothing Lasts Forever'
PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2023
There are certain bands who seem almost unbothered by how music has evolved over time, existing in a sort of peaceful stasis in the niche t...
Faye Webster Is in No Rush on the Beautiful "Lifetime"
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PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2023
Faye Webster's music tends to find a molasses-slow groove — sun-warmed and droopy eyed, the kind that you could sorta just vibe on for hour...