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  • Jul 3 Album Reviews

    Kirin J. Callinan - Return to Center

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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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  • Jul 2 Album Reviews

    Prince - Originals

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    The demos that comprise Originals blow most artists’ finished studio work out of the water.

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  • Jul 1 Album Reviews

    AJR - Neotheater

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    Yeah, this is about as bad as The Click… maybe worse.

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  • Jun 28 Album Reviews

    black midi - Schlagenheim

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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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  • Jun 27 Album Reviews

    Daphni - Sizzling

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    Daphni (a.k.a. Caribou) comes through with a handful of nu-disco bangers.

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  • Jun 26 Album Reviews

    Bill Callahan - Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest

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    Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest is a wonderfully charming singer-songwriter project held back by a somewhat bloated tracklist.

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  • Jun 24 Album Reviews

    Lil Nas X - 7

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    On 7, Lil Nas X shows some admirable versatility while leaving plenty of room for growth.

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  • Jun 21 Album Reviews

    Waste of Space Orchestra - Syntheosis

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    Waste of Space Orchestra delivers an immaculately produced fusion of doom metal, psych and space rock, but the performances and compositions can be lackluster.

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  • Jun 20 Album Reviews

    Baroness - Gold & Grey

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    Gold & Grey‘s awful production overshadows its handful of songwriting peaks.

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  • Jun 19 Album Reviews

    Holly Herndon - PROTO

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    Holly Herndon’s new album is partially aided by A.I. and features some creative, futuristic art pop pieces, but there are plenty of half-baked experiments as well.

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