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  • Jan 14 Album Reviews

    Yo La Tengo - Fade

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    Yo La Tengo’s latest effort, Fade, is one of the band’s softest and most consistent efforts yet. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 9 Album Reviews

    Circle Takes the Square - Decompositions: Volume Number One

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    Screamo outfit Circle Takes the Square are back with their first full length in about 8 years. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 9 Album Reviews

    David Bowie / Iceage / Atoms For Peace / Anamanaguchi / Skrillex w/the Quickness

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    I talk about new songs and releases from the likes of David Bowie, Iceage, Atoms For Peace, Kitty Pryde, Anamanaguchi, Skrillex, and more! WATCH THE REVIEWS

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  • Jan 8 Album Reviews

    A$AP Rocky - Long.Live.A$AP

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    A$AP Rocky comes through with Long.Live.A$AP with a surprisingly enjoyable commercial effort with loads of variation, catchy flows, and fantastic beats. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 7 Album Reviews

    Milo - Things That Happen and Day / Things That Happen at Night

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    On his new set of EPs, Wisconsin rapper Rory Ferreira, a.k.a. Milo, changes his instrumental game, rapping over some pretty spacious, atmospheric beats. On top of that, he’s strengthened his usual barrage of obtuse personal musings; bringing their emotional potency higher than ever. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 7 Album Reviews

    Miles Davis- Bitches Brew

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    CLASSICS WEEK: Though Miles Davis didn’t invent jazz fusion, he did manage to come together with one of the best albums in the genre with Bitches Brew, inviting on some of the greatest minds in the style into the studio to perform in some fiery and amazingly layered sessions.

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  • Jan 7 Album Reviews

    My Bloody Valentine- Loveless

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    CLASSICS WEEK: My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless. Even 20 years after its initial release, this album still thrives as one of the strangest auditory experiences in rock and pop. Kevin Shields and company truly came together with a sonically surreal album here that still has modern experimentalists intrigued. WATCH THE

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  • Jan 7 Album Reviews

    King Crimson- In the Court of the Crimson King

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    CLASSICS WEEK: Decades after its release, In the Court of the Crimson King still stands tall as one of the greatest and most relevant progressive rock albums ever. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 7 Album Reviews

    Dead Kennedys- Plastic Surgery Disasters

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    CLASSICS WEEK: Dead Kennedys’ Plastic Surgery Disasters is easily one of the most creative, colorful, and unique hardcore albums of the 80s. With stellar performances from the band and some of the best social satire out there from frontman Jello Biafra, this record deserves much more praise than it actually

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  • Jan 7 Album Reviews

    Madvillainy- Madvillain

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    CLASSICS WEEK: With eccentric rhymes and colorful beats, Madvillain’s Madvillainy is easily one of my favorite hip hop albums ever. A modern classic. WATCH THE REVIEW

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