7/10
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AnCo’s first album as a quartet in nearly a decade is a mostly lovely return to form.
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Ustalost delivers black metal thrills with an oddly nostalgic atmosphere on this latest album.
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A pretty lovely and promising debut for the pop singer-songwriter.
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While Yard Act’s music could use more variation and its commentary some sharpening, The Overload is a promising start for the group.
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Jodeki is a fun, colorful, and relatively versatile album from tricot.
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Eternal Home is seriously impressive in its scope and eclecticism, almost overbearingly so in some pockets.
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Arca has formed an impressive body of work with the KICK series.
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The songs on Delta Estácio Blues are quality, varied, and unlike much of anything else this year.
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Bloodmoon: I is a pretty solid collab, and hopefully the title hints that the best is yet to come.