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  • Oct 24 Album Reviews

    3:33- In the Middle of Infinity

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    On 3:33’s latest effort, the experimental and drone-influenced beatmusic project widens its sonic frequency, and gets pretty ambitious with a 41-minute closing track. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Oct 22 Album Reviews

    Kendrick Lamar- good kid, m.A.A.d. city

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    With good kid, m.A.A.d. city, Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar drops what’s easily hip hop’s most cinematic album of 2012.

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  • Oct 22 Album Reviews

    Blu & Exile- Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them

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    While not as focused as 2007’s Below the Heavens, what Blu & Exile do on this new and remastered collection of tracks is nonetheless interesting, smooth, and entertaining. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Oct 22 Album Reviews

    Daphni- Jiaolong

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    As Daphni, electronic music veteran Daniel Snaith–if you’ll allow me to call him that–assembles a series of straightforward and colorful tech house tracks. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Oct 22 Album Reviews

    Between the Buried and Me- The Parallax II: Future Sequence

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    On their sixth studio album, Between the Buried and Me creates its campiest album yet, blending their usual progressive tendencies with the overly theatrical antics of bands like Dream Theater. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Oct 15 Album Reviews

    Converge- All We Love We Leave Behind

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    With more than twenty years under its belt, Massachusetts hardcore act Converge is still going strong on its latest album, All We Love We Leave Behind. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Oct 15 Album Reviews

    Macklemore and Ryan Lewis- The Heist

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    On this new, collaborative album, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis bring some great pop rap tracks with a conscious edge, but don’t quite live up to the epic and ambitious expectations set by stellar singles like “Wings” and “Same Love.” WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Oct 10 Album Reviews

    The Mountain Goats- Transcendental Youth

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    Though the new Mountain Goats album doesn’t hold many surprises for longtime fans, John Darnielle does continue delivering some of the most unique and riveting tales in the singer-songwriter world. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Oct 9 Album Reviews

    Mellowhype- Numbers

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    With Numbers, Mellowhype manages to churn out a few decent beats, but the lyrical content and originality are more lacking than ever. It seems making an interesting hip hop record is not in Mellowhype’s career itinerary. Instead, portraying the forgettable fantasies of that “cool kid with a c average”

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  • Oct 9 Album Reviews

    Alt-J- An Awesome Wave

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    On their full-length debut, the UK’s Alt-J bursts out of the gate with a group of songs that are equal parts creative, eccentric, and playful. Art pop for those with sunny dispositions. WATCH THE REVIEW

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