5/10
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Ugly God’s debut mixtape is loaded with filler and bookended by two good tracks we’ve already heard.
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Portland’s own Aminé sells himself short on his mellow studio debut, Good for You.
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Shabazz Palaces return with deeply flawed twin concept albums.
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The Haim sisters return with a front-loaded sophomore album.
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Young Thug delivers his most melodic and pop-friendly project yet with Beautiful Thugger Girls.
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For an album inspired by the cosmos, Planetarium is lacking quite a bit in the way of flow and harmony.
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4 years after Beach Fossils’ great sophomore album Clash the Truth, the Brooklyn band has returned with their most lavish effort yet. I can still commend the band for not shamelessly trend-chasing like many of their dreamy, jangly contemporaries, but unfortunately the pastiche of ’60s pop sounds they serve up
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alt-J’s third album is the UK art pop outfit’s most inconsistent yet.
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With Rocket, Philly singer-songwriter Alex G delivers an album that’s a bit more adventurous than his previous effort, but also a lot more inconsistent.
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