7/10
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Fetch the Bolt Cutters has plenty of great ideas, but is sometimes betrayed by its raw presentation and quasi-experimental direction.
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Heaven to a Tortured Mind, a surreal celebration of soul, Britpop, and glam rock, has greater clarity and flourish than Yves Tumor’s previous work.
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Despite not sticking the landing, Future Nostalgia is a significant leap forward from Dua Lipa’s so-so debut.
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After Hours is a fruitful reinvention of The Weeknd.
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Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Sucks are solid testaments to both sides of Princess Nokia.
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Though in need of more instrumental palettes, gupi’s debut album is chock full of colorful, intense, smile-inducing bangers.
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On his sophomore album, Bad Bunny does for reggaeton what artists like Travis Scott and Future have done for trap.
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While Suddenly is all a bit faint in typical Caribou fashion, it’s nevertheless a sweet and heartfelt helping of indietronica.
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While not as cohesive as Squarepusher’s seminal works, Be Up a Hello is his most solid work in at least a decade.
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