7/10
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Despite a few questionable features, wifisfuneral’s latest mixtape shows the potential of the current rap landscape on SoundCloud.
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The electronic music tastemakers from the Feel My Bicep blog come through with some solid house music of their own on this self-titled debut album.
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Brand New returns with a chilling, despondent sound.
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Alice Glass brings back the original appeal and energy of Crystal Castles and comes into her own as a solo artist with this self-titled debut EP.
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Following up on its predecessor’s sense of urgency, who told you to think??!!?!?!?! is another thought-provoking abstract hip hop album under milo’s belt.
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On Rainbow, Kesha artfully reinvents herself without losing the fun, wild energy that made her such an appealing pop figure in the first place.
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Despite faltering in its third act, Savage Sinusoid is so far Igorrr’s most palatable blend of breakcore, metal, and baroque sounds.
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For the most part, this self-titled debut from hardcore supergroup Dead Cross offers a good balance between the genre’s original blueprint and some experimentation of their own.
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Despite its overture, interludes, and finale, the new(ish) Black Lips album doesn’t quite succeed at being some sort of grand statement. However, the band still has a killer sound and delivers a plethora of great tracks here.
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Seasoned metalcore outfit Integrity emphasizes their metal side on the dark and diverse Howling, for the Nightmare Shall Consume.