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  • Jan 16 Album Reviews

    Little Simz - Stillness in Wonderland

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    The UK’s Little Simz returns with a concept album about making the transition from ignorance to awareness.

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  • Jan 10 Album Reviews

    Pink Guy - Pink Season

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    Pink Season makes Pink Guy’s self-titled debut sound like Kidz Bop.

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  • Jan 9 Album Reviews

    Nine Inch Nails - Not the Actual Events

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    Nine Inch Nails brings industrial rock back with a vengeance with this new EP.

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  • Jan 6 Album Reviews

    Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse

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    Classics Week draws to a close with a black metal landmark, Emperor’s 1994 album In the Nightside Eclipse.

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  • Jan 5 Album Reviews

    Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

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    Tom Waits’ seminal 1985 album Rain Dogs still stands as one of the most significant moments in his discography.

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  • Jan 4 Album Reviews

    Talking Heads - Remain in Light

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    With Remain in Light, the Talking Heads released one of the funkiest and most essential albums of the ’80s.

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  • Jan 3 Album Reviews

    OutKast - ATliens

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    OutKast’s seminal ATliens is a high-water mark for Southern hip hop.

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  • Jan 2 Album Reviews

    Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica

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    After all these years, Captain Beefheart’s Trout Mask Replica still stands as one of rock’s most challenging and boundary-pushing albums.

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  • Dec 30 Album Reviews

    Run the Jewels - RTJ3

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    Run the Jewels returns with their most politically charged effort yet.

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  • Dec 29 Album Reviews

    Kid Cudi - Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin'

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    Kid Cudi returns with an album that plays more toward his strengths. I use the word “strengths” loosely.

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