7/10
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Brooklyn quartet Yucky Duster makes its Infinity Cat debut with a five-song set of earnest, introspective indie rock and pop.
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TDE’s living lyrical conundrum, Ab-Soul, returns for one of his most dense albums yet.
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Childish Gambino carves his own niche in the recent wave of vintage soul revivalism with Awaken, My Love!
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Against all odds, Sleigh Bells has finally made an album that Anthony enjoys.
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Pop phenom Bruno Mars throws it back to the sounds of synth funk and R&B from 30 years ago. The result is his best album yet.
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Danish experimental rock supergroup Marching Church follows up last year’s This World Is Not Enough with a collection of post-punky jams that seem to have a bit more thought put into them, and just as much passion.
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Wormrot goes the distance with a new set of abrasive and diverse tracks that run the extreme music gamut.
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VA rapper-singer D.R.A.M. backs some of the best singles of the year up with a solid album.
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The Dillinger Escape Plan goes down swinging on their final album.
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Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge return with a fruitful full-length collaboration.
