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Porches pull together some decent synth-led pop instrumentals here, but they’re topped with some of the most off-key and uninspired vocals I’ve heard this year.
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Kanye West attempts to sell disjointed and incomplete as a concept on his latest album.
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Lucinda wears her experience and age on her sleeve with this latest record.
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Majid Jordan’s self-titled debut is a pretty disappointing exercise in regurgitation every cliché alternative R&B has to offer.
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Once again, Atlanta rapper and auto-tuned crooner Future delivers a cool aesthetic with little substance.
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Brooklyn’s DIIV improve upon their hazy, krautrock-ish sound with their latest full-length album.
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Xenoglossia by Morten HD A new tape by Norwegian club music experimenter Morten HD. Out now via Apothecary Compositions.
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Bloc Party returns with one of their most conceptual albums yet, diving into themes of sadness and religion.
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Melt by CHIPPENDALE GUSTAFSSON PUPILLO A wild free improvisation collaboration between saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, Lightning Bolt drummer/vocalist Brian Chippendale, and bassist Massimo Pupillo. Out now via Trost.
