6/10
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Xiu Xiu has pushed the darkness of their music to such an extreme here that it’s sometimes to the detriment of what’s made their past work so memorable. Ignore Grief by Xiu Xiu
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A conceptual, albeit often flavorless, offering from the virtual band.
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Kelela paints herself into a corner relatively quickly on the somewhat immersive Raven. Raven by Kelela
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Jimmy’s messages are what carry *GHETTOLAND much of the time.
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Hits a little less hard than RB3, but is quite accessible as far as Sem records go. SEMATARY – BUTCHER HOUSE by SEMATARY GRAVE MAN
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An improvement over the previous two, but Soulo is almost certainly capable of more consistent full-lengths.
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Thaiboy plays it pretty safe on his second solo album.
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Fred’s talents as a producer are evident on AL3‘s brightest moments, but he’s not quite there as an album artist yet.
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While it’s respectable for Stormzy to embrace his mellower, more melodic side, the results sound a bit too focus-grouped.
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