neo-soul
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Flamagra mostly sounds like a hodgepodge of ideas FlyLo has already explored on previous efforts, and what surprises it does bring are hit-and-miss.
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IGOR is easily one of the best breakup albums of the decade.
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Ventura is much more than a set of Oxnard leftovers.
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While more eclectic and adventurous than its predecessor, When I Get Home is let down by some stiff instrumentals and Solange’s inexpressive singing.
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Tyler, the Creator leaves an awkward and weakly assembled Christmas EP under the tree.
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Oxnard has a stronger sense of direction than its predecessor and is a breath of fresh air in the current state of pop rap and neo-soul.
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JMSN’s new album doesn’t reinvent the soul and R&B wheels, but but does show a deep appreciation for the genres’ aesthetics and has quality production and songwriting in spades.
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Noname’s music has only gotten even more gorgeous and charming since her breakthrough mixtape Telefone.
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On Swimming, Mac Miller continues to work outside of his strengths without improving at all upon the obvious weaknesses of his previous album.
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Pretty much all the awkward kinks in The Internet’s previous albums evaporate on Hive Mind.
