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  • May 31 Album Reviews

    Big K.R.I.T.- Live From the Underground

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    On his first major label effort, Big K.R.I.T. tricks out his trademark Southern hip hop sound with an abundance of horns, strings, piano, and guest singers. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • May 29 Album Reviews

    Sigur Rós- Valtari

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    With its sixth full-length album, Icelandic quartet Sigur Rós changes its sound a bit and heads into much more ambient territory. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • May 29 Album Reviews

    El-P- Cancer For Cure

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    While hip hop artist El-P is still progressing his craft as a producer on his latest studio album, some of his hooks and more conceptual tracks just aren’t sitting well with me. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • May 24 Album Reviews

    Best Coast- The Only Place

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    I’ve returned to Best Coast’s music almost out of a morbid curiosity just to find I’m even less in love with this album than I was the California rock and pop outfit’s debut. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • May 21 Album Reviews

    Dope Body- Natural History

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    On their latest album, Maryland band Dope Body blends the sounds of hardcore punk, funk, noise, hard rock, and sludge metal. Then they turn it into a party. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • May 21 Album Reviews

    Killer Mike- R.A.P. Music

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    On this album-length collaboration, MC Killer Mike and producer El-P manage to complement one another perfectly any major changes in their respective approaches to hip hop. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • May 21 Album Reviews

    Marilyn Manson- Born Villain

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    Though I’m not really a big fan of this new Manson record, I can’t help but get nostalgic over his past albums, because I used to be such a huge fan of them. Eh, maybe I still am to a degree. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • May 17 Album Reviews

    Mac Miller- Macadelic

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    Here’s the description of the collaborative review straight from Dead End Hip Hop: “More Needledrop? Why not. Needledrop and DEHH link up to review Mac Miller’s last project Macadelic. Mac Miller dropped this project a earlier this year for his fans as an appreciation for making Blue Slide

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  • May 16 Album Reviews

    Ab-Soul- Control System

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    California rapper Ab-Soul’s sophomore release is as varied as it is exciting. Strong flows, clever rhymes, and lots of personality.

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  • May 15 Album Reviews

    Squarepusher- Ufabulum

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    On veteran electronic music producer Squarepusher’s latest effort, there’s a big return to the more electronic side of the project’s artistry. However, it doesn’t feel as fresh as it used to–even with the newly incorporated elements of dubstep in some of these tracks. WATCH THE

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