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  • Jun 11 Album Reviews

    Recondite- On Acid

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    On his debut full-length, German music producer Recondite assembles a collection of beautiful, atmospheric experimentations on acid house music. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jun 7 Album Reviews

    Liars- WIXIW

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    Though more consistent than the band’s previous album, Liars’ WIXIW may be a bit darker and quieter than most fans would expect. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jun 6 Album Reviews

    Neil Young & Crazy Horse- Americana

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    On Neil Young’s latest release with longtime band Crazy Horse, these guys bring together a collection of songs important to the history of American music, filtering them through a series of fast and loose folk rock jams. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jun 5 Album Reviews

    Japandroids- Celebration Rock

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    On the band’s sophomore LP, Japandroids do a great job of eliciting very righteous, life-defining emotions, but don’t really surround them with anything that’s terribly engaging, musically. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jun 5 Album Reviews

    El-P- "The Full Retard"

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    Some hilarious visuals coming from El-P on this new music video for “the Full Retard,” which is a track from the New York rapper’s latest album, Cancer For Cure. It’s like a weird, coked-out scene from Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, except the Dr. Gonzo to El-P’

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  • Jun 4 Album Reviews

    Black Breath- Sentenced To Life

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    On the band’s sophomore album, Black Breath combines various strains of punk and metal for one of the most abrasive headbanging experiences of 2012. WATCH THE REVIEW

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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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