4/10
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Post-rock band Explosions in the Sky return with a larger instrumental palette than ever before.
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The commercial debut of former Odd Future member Domo Genesis barely reaches the low bar of expectations his previous tapes and features set.
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Zayn Malik, formerly of famed boy band One Direction, releases his debut commercial album with Mind of Mine.
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UK pop rock outfit The 1975 returns with the most bloated pop record I’ve heard so far this year. A few decent tracks on it, tho.
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Majid Jordan’s self-titled debut is a pretty disappointing exercise in regurgitation every cliché alternative R&B has to offer.
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Archy Marshall, a.k.a. King Krule, returns with a new album of downtrodden, spacey hip hop motifs that bore more than they inspire.
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G-Eazy returns with an incredibly bland followup to his commercial debut.
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West Coast rap vets M.E.D., Blu and Madlib come through with a collaborative album with mixing so questionable that I can barely tell what’s being said and who is saying it half the time.
