7/10
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Spirit of the Beehive’s sonic mayhem makes up for some occasionally lackluster songwriting.
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The well-timed G_d’s Pee is Godspeed’s strongest material in almost a decade.
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Lighter on the features than its predecessor, The Plugs I Met 2 mostly finds Benny the Butcher in top form.
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Even if it doesn’t stack up to Norman Fucking Rockwell, Chemtrails Over the Country Club is a solid songwriting statement from Lana.
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Even with Rural Internet in the early stage of refining their sound, BREAKING UP will probably prove to be one of the year’s most creative rap releases.
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El Madrileño is hopefully the beginning of an exciting new trajectory for C. Tangana.
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Altın Gün diversifies its take on Anatolian rock with Yol.
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King Gizzard reinvigorates its approach to microtonality a bit on L.W.
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Conway and Big Ghost display a creative chemistry that hopefully continues into the future.
