8/10
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David Berman’s wryly depressive (or depressively wry) songwriting seems to have only gotten sharper during his decade away from music.
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Flamboyant is a distillment of what has made bubblegum bass so interesting over the past few years, as well as an apt commentary on gender politics.
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The Origin of My Depression is one of the most harrowing offerings in experimental music this year. Profoundly disturbing and not for the faint of heart.
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Freddie and Madlib continue to bring out the best in each other on Bandana.
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Return to Center finds Kirin J. Callinan putting a unique and hilarious spin on the covers album, somehow resulting in his most effective character portrait yet.
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The demos that comprise Originals blow most artists’ finished studio work out of the water.
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Right out of the gate, black midi has crafted one of the decade’s most creative rock albums.
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Daphni (a.k.a. Caribou) comes through with a handful of nu-disco bangers.
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ZUU blows Denzel Curry’s previous transitional projects out of the water.
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On his debut album, slowthai proves himself to be an exciting new voice in the UK hip hop landscape.
