alt-country
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Manning Fireworks underachieves with its songwriting.
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Bops on top of sad indie bops. The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski
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A country album with a lot of heart and a unique perspective. White Trash Revelry by Adeem the Artist
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Sturgill Simpson’s rock experimentation on Sound & Fury sometimes goes over well; other times it goes awfully awry.
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House of Sugar is sprinkled with some brilliant and beautiful ideas, but is on the whole marred by an unsatisfying flow, dodgy songwriting, and faint lead vocals.
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David Berman’s wryly depressive (or depressively wry) songwriting seems to have only gotten sharper during his decade away from music.
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With Rocket, Philly singer-songwriter Alex G delivers an album that’s a bit more adventurous than his previous effort, but also a lot more inconsistent.
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Lucinda wears her experience and age on her sleeve with this latest record.
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Former Bomb the Music Industry! frontman Jeff Rosenstock releases an explosive and smart solo effort, pulling from pop punk and existential crises for inspiration.