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Remind Me Tomorrow is a little all over the place in terms of style and pacing, but is nevertheless another solid set of songs from Sharon Van Etten.
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Despite being bookended by a few awkward detours, Assume Form contains James Blake’s best writing and production since the earlier part of this decade.
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While not Future’s most cutting-edge release, The WIZRD is packed with great production, sticky hooks, and consistently electrifying vocal performances from Future himself.
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Despite its occasional lyrical missteps and production that’s maybe a little too standard for Black Thought, this second Streams of Thought EP is nearly as solid as the first.
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Kai Whiston’s debut album introduces him as one of the most promising up-and-comers in the blooming deconstructed club genre.
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Avant-garde jazz outfit Onyx Collective continues to embody the highs and lows of NYC with Lower East Suite Part Three, their most polished and straightforward set of tracks yet.
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A Love Letter to You 3 is Trippie Redd’s most solid project since the first one.
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Anti-folk vet Jeffrey Lewis delivers wild and passionate renditions of songs from one of New York’s most underappreciated musical figures.
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Though Curren$y and Freddie Gibbs manage to bring out the best in each other and The Alchemist comes through with some classy production, it’s hard not to attribute Fetti‘s success in part to its brevity.
