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Fetch the Bolt Cutters has plenty of great ideas, but is sometimes betrayed by its raw presentation and quasi-experimental direction.
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What Song for Our Daughter lacks in experimentation it more than makes up for with its robust songwriting.
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Southside is hard to forget for all the wrong reasons.
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Saint Cloud is an underwhelming take on indie country.
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Haru Nemuri’s latest mini-album takes her surprisingly harmonious fusion of art pop, J-rap, noise rock, and electronica to new heights.
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While often pretty and groovy, Makaya McCraven’s reimagining of Gil Scott-Heron’s swansong tends to drain the suspense and emotional potency out of its source material.
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Likewise‘s plain instrumental palette doesn’t do much to complement Frances Quinlan’s unique voice.
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Talk Talk’s swansong is a gorgeous and timeless fusion of rock, jazz, classical, and ambient music. R.I.P. Mark Hollis
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Generasian is a promising start to this adventurous new chapter of Lim Kim’s career.
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Polyhymnia is one of the year’s most versatile and dynamic jazz albums.