8/10
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Travis Scott’s ambition and songwriting translates artfully on his latest commercial effort.
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Deathgrind outfit Cattle Decapitation’s latest record is a deadly combination of technical extremity and human touch.
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Singer-songwriter Lianne La Havas drops a mature, lyrically sound followup to her breakout debut.
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Sleaford Mods follow their breakout album Divide and Exit with an even more impressive release.
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Arizona’s Injury Reserve comes through with one of the most impressive hip hop debuts I’ve heard this year. Download the project here.
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Everything Everything comes through with a creative, progressive pop album with equal parts eccentricity and accessibility.
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7L, Esoteric, and Wu-Tang’s own Inspectah Deck–a.k.a. Czarface–deliver a sophomore album that’s an improvement on all fronts: lyricism, delivery, production, personality.
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Lil Ugly Mane’s latest compilation is a genre-hopping collection of warped musical beauties.
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KEN mode releases their most savage record yet with Success!
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London-based produced Ash Koosha comes to my attention with a complex and engaging album of otherworldly electronic music.
