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  • Aug 31 Album Reviews

    Rapsody - Eve

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    North Carolina rapper Rapsody’s newest album is a thoughtful tribute to black women, and her most ambitious concept to date.

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  • Aug 29 Album Reviews

    Knocked Loose - A Different Shade of Blue

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    Breakdowns galore on Knocked Loose’s death metal-infused sophomore album, though it’s sometimes hard to tell one from the next.

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  • Aug 27 Album Reviews

    Taylor Swift - Lover

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    If Lover were about five tracks shorter, it’d probably be Taylor Swift’s best album yet.

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  • Aug 26 Album Reviews

    BROCKHAMPTON - GINGER

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    GINGER is a return to form for the BROCKHAMPTON boys, albeit a decidedly downcast one.

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  • Aug 25 Album Reviews

    Sleater-Kinney - The Center Won't Hold

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    Sleater-Kinney tries new things throughout The Center Won’t Hold and, more often than not, they don’t pan out.

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  • Aug 22 Album Reviews

    Oh Sees - Face Stabber

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    Face Stabber is perhaps Oh Sees’ most ambitious album to date, but its protracted jams wear out their welcome before long.

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    Young Thug - So Much Fun

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    As it happens, So Much Fun is pretty fun.

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  • Aug 20 Album Reviews

    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Infest the Rats' Nest

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    King Gizzard takes a successful swing at thrash metal on their second album of 2019.

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    Trippie Redd - !

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    To say the least, ! does not follow through on the potential of Trippie Redd’s previous work.

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  • Aug 17 Album Reviews

    The Flaming Lips - King's Mouth

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    The times when King’s Mouth sounds like classic Flaming Lips partly make up for the album’s spotty narrative development and pacing.

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