2015
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Blanck Mass’ sophomore LP takes the noisy, texture, drone-laced production of Fuck Buttons, and lays it against a varied series of electronic music styles.
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Snoop Dogg returns from his reggae stint with a Pharrell-produced synth funk album.
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Electronic music producer Holly Herndon’s latest release here is an expansion of the glitchy and abstract ideas on her last album, tossing some art pop tracks into the mix in the process.
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On their major label debut, Hiatus Kaiyote delivers over an hour of faintly adventurous neo-soul.
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Singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson, a.k.a. The Tallest Man On Earth, lets the instrumental floodgates break on his latest album.
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DC rapper Wale reaches into his past on this latest commercial project, incorporating Seinfeld clips and themes in the same way he did on his popular Mixtape About Nothing. However, the results aren’t nearly as impressive.
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Sprinter comes out strong with some great singles, but loses steam fast in its second third.
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A chat with New Haven producer Travis Bell of Adorea Recording Studio. The production styles of various modern artists are analyzed.
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Discussion about how to talk about music and what a music critic’s responsibilities are.
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The magical monthly segment where I briefly touch down on a gauntlet of albums I didn’t get a chance to review this past month. These are just my short, straightforward, passionate, biased opinions.
