5/10
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Compton rapper The Game returns with a partially fulfilled concept album about his early days.
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American Football’s sad but nimble sound has been replaced with soft rock complacency on their new comeback album.
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Bon Iver returns with an attempt at fusing glitchy electronics and indie folk balladry.
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Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins turns in a deeply flawed and shallow concept on his latest album.
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Atlanta indie veterans of Montreal continue a weak album streak with Innocence Reaches.
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AJJ returns with a new name, uh, or abbreviation, and a slightly conceptual angle on their latest record.
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Famed punk outfit Descendents makes another mild return with Hypercaffium Spazzinate.
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Atlanta rapper-singer Lil Yachty returns to defend his title as trap’s goofiest personality.
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Bat for Lashes returns with a conceptual but underwhelming new album.
