5/10
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Wild Nothing’s latest effort takes a surprisingly drab turn.
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Animal Collective plays it straight, stripping away their usual sonic mayhem, on their latest album.
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Porches pull together some decent synth-led pop instrumentals here, but they’re topped with some of the most off-key and uninspired vocals I’ve heard this year.
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Coldplay returns with a vibrant, danceable followup to last year’s Ghost Stories.
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Justin Bieber shoots for a more mature sound on his latest record.
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The Garden’s latest album is diverse and eccentric, but some flimsy musical ideas lie below the odd outward appearance.
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Pro Era’s Kirk Knight makes his commercial debut with Late Knight Special.
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Singer-songwriter and rapper Raury comes through with a slight improvement on his singing and sound on this latest set of tracks.
