8/10
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Car Seat Headrest’s remake of its Bandcamp classic Twin Fantasy is an improvement on all fronts.
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Had it not gone under my radar, this latest album from Cuban jazz singer Daymé Arocena likely would have been my favorite jazz release of 2017.
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NY pop duo MGMT executes a fantastic return to form with the sounds of synth pop on Little Dark Age.
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Anthony makes a remarkably timely return to the final version of Kanye West’s experimental opus, The Life of Pablo.
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Veteran is sure to be one of the most in-your-face, off-the-wall and creative rap projects of 2018.
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West Coast boy band Brockhampton round out their Saturation trilogy with their most versatile and melodic album yet.
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New York rapper and underground fashion icon Princess Nokia expands her 2016 EP into a 16-track monster via Rough Trade Records. One of the most eclectic rappers out right now.
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Contemporary flamenco artist Rosalía makes her stunning full-length debut.
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Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings’ final record is a celebration of everything that made the soul revivalists great since their inception in the early ’00s.
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Metalcore legends Converge return with their 9th installment of blisteringly detailed rage.
