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Ibibio Sound Machine’s Uyai is the grand and adventurous Afro-Funk album I wanted their self-titled debut to be.
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Little Rock doom outfit Pallbearer returns with more bite and an even greater prog influence on their third album Heartless, their most varied and epic effort yet.
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Brutalism, the debut album by UK five piece IDLES, may not reinvent the punk rock wheel but is loaded with some of the most fiery performances and brutally honest lyrics I’ve heard in years.
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Xiu Xiu returns after a seriously prolific streak with a new collection of original material via Polyvinyl Records.
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The new King Gizzard album, while not a thorough experiment in microtonal tuning, is a fun and intense psych rock experience.
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Though Being You Is Great… contains some of Quelle Chris’ most obtuse material, it is also the Detroit MC’s most ambitious and cohesive album yet.
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Code Orange successfully pushes the metalcore envelope on their first album for Roadrunner Records.
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Nine Inch Nails brings industrial rock back with a vengeance with this new EP.
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Run the Jewels returns with their most politically charged effort yet.
