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I Loved You at Your Darkest is a solid blackened death metal album that’s occasionally marred by Behemoth overextending itself, or treading the water it waded with The Satanist.
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Despite its slightly cumbersome 100-minute runtime and spotty concept, DROGAS Wave is a surprisingly solid addition to this phase of Lupe Fiasco’s career.
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JMSN’s new album doesn’t reinvent the soul and R&B wheels, but but does show a deep appreciation for the genres’ aesthetics and has quality production and songwriting in spades.
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The all-American boyband makes its major label debut with an album that shows emotional and creative maturation despite occasionally gimmicky production and some members getting outshined by others.
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And Nothing Hurt is one of the more low-key albums in the Spiritualized canon.
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For as enjoyable as many of them are, Yves Tumor’s pop tunes and comparatively experimental soundscapes don’t really reinforce one another on Safe in the Hands of Love.
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George Clanton’s brand of 90s-inspired hypnagogic pop on Slide is fresh and intriguing despite the album’s concept not being taken far enough.
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Sweetener may be a Top 40 album through and through, but it’s somewhat elevated by some quality production and Ariana Grande’s consistently strong vocal performances.
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Clear Tamei and Steel Mogu deepen the sound and lore of Iglooghost, though hopefully his next full-length album will do so to a greater extent.