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  • Apr 10 Album Reviews

    Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal

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    Though Bring Me The Horizon comes off as being more ambitious than your average metalcore act out there today, too many of their songs are still bogged down in average riffing and melodramatic lyrics that are really too vague for the listener to draw any specific emotional connections. WATCH THE

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  • Apr 8 Album Reviews

    The Knife - Shaking The Habitual

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    On the Knife’s latest full-length, the Swedish electronic music duo goes absolutely insane with a 98 minute album that features a ton of long, linear art pop tracks that overload the senses and challenge expectations. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Apr 4 Album Reviews

    The Black Heart Rebellion - Har Nevo

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    The Belgian experimental rock outfit The Black Heart Procession has a pretty impressive sophomore record on their hands. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Apr 2 Album Reviews

    Tyler, The Creator - Wolf

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    Tyler, The Creator returns from 2011’s Goblin with a much more ambitious and worthwhile effort.

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  • Apr 2 Album Reviews

    Wavves - Afraid of Heights

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    Wavves really loves Nirvana’s Nevermind. I have no doubt about that after listening to this record. Yeah. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Apr 2 Album Reviews

    Lapalux - Nostalchic

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    On Lapalux’s new full-length, the UK producer seamlessly combines elements of future garage, wonky, and contemporary R&B. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Mar 28 Album Reviews

    Kvelertak - Meir

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    Kvelertak delivers once again with high energy, solid production, anthemic melodies, catchy choruses, and a tastefully executed blend of influences: rock ‘n’ roll, black metal, hardcore punk, and heavy metal. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Mar 28 Album Reviews

    Bonobo - The North Borders

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    On his latest release, Bonobo shows more ambition with some great vocal features and vast, atmospheric production; however, too many tracks on this hour-long release don’t make much of an emotional impact. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Mar 26 Album Reviews

    KEN mode - Entrench

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    On its fifth record Canada’s KEN mode continues to translate the sounds of post-hardcore and noise rock with some sludge metal chic. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Mar 26 Album Reviews

    Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience

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    Justin Timberlake continues to show more ambition than the average pop artist with song lengths and structures, but longer tracks hardly make up for thin production and even thinner lyrics. WATCH THE REVIEW

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