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  • Aug 28 Album Reviews

    Swans- The Seer

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    Swans return to their freaky, challenging, twisted selves on this new new album, the Seer. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Aug 27 Album Reviews

    The Faceless- Autotheism

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    California death metal outfit the Faceless move in a slightly softer direction on their their album, including plenty of melodic guitar passages and cleanly sung vocals. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Aug 27 Album Reviews

    Matthew Dear- Beams

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    On Matthew Dear’s fifth full-length album, the singer-producer improves his grooves and lyrics while making his definitive, dark-as-hell sound a bit more colorful than usual. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Aug 27 Album Reviews

    Bloc Party- Four

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    Bloc Party returns after a self-imposed hiatus with a true blue rock album. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Aug 23 Album Reviews

    Wild Nothing- Nocturne

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    Improving on the project’s debut in 2010, Gemini, Jack Tatum’s Wild Nothing presents a group of dreamy, well-written, and catchy songs on its sophomore release. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Aug 22 Album Reviews

    Jessie Ware- Devotion

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    On her full-length debut, UK singer-songwriter Jessie Ware brings a somewhat modern approach to embracing the kinds of contemporary R&B sounds that were pretty hot in the 80s. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Aug 21 Album Reviews

    Eprom- Metahuman

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    On this debut full-length Eprom explores some interesting musical ideas, bringing together the sounds of glitch hop, future garage, dubstep, and more. Frankly, there’s not much the guy doesn’t try out between these three tracks. But what kinda pulls them all together is that he maintains a certain

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  • Aug 20 Album Reviews

    JJ DOOM- Key to the Kuffs

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    After several years consisting of a handful of features and tracks, MF DOOM is finally back with a full-length album. This time, he’s spitting over a series of instrumentals from Jneiro Jarel. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Aug 16 Album Reviews

    2 Chainz- Based on a T.R.U. Story

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    On his full-length debut, 2 Chainz embraces a popular, trunk-knocking, and Southern sound, but doesn’t supply much in the way of lyrics, personality, or entertainment.

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  • Aug 15 Album Reviews

    Parquet Courts- Light Up Gold

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    On Light Up Gold, Parquet courts dishes out numerous servings of quirky, lean, snarky, and poetic post-punk with americana tendencies. WATCH THE REVIEW

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