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Impressive, intense, and mysterious. The Lamb As Effigy by Sprain
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While The Beggar‘s music might arguably be less vital than Swans’ myriad masterpieces, a great deal of beauty and power is mined from Gira’s confrontation of mortality. The Beggar by SWANS
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Much of No Highs is engrossing. No Highs by Tim Hecker
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Anna von Hausswolff flexes her skills and imagination as an organist on All Thoughts Fly.
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Microphones In 2020 is an instrumentally predictable but narratively thorough deep dive into the formative years of singer-songwriter Phil Elverum’s music career.
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Leaving Meaning, while frequently stunning, feels more like a reiteration for Swans than it does an evolution.
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Life Metal is Sunn O)))’s best sounding album to date, though not their most adventurous.