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  • Jul 15 Album Reviews

    Kim Petras - Clarity

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    Clarity is a likable pop album that is carried by Kim Petras’ singing chops, though I’m hoping to hear her develop a bolder and more distinct sound going forward.

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  • Jul 12 Album Reviews

    Dreamville - Revenge of the Dreamers III

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    Despite having similar shortcomings, Revenge of the Dreamers III is arguably the most promising posse album to have dropped in the past year or so.

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  • Jul 11 Album Reviews

    Blarf - Cease & Desist

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    Comedian and actor Eric André’s very own musical side-project serves up a wild, sample-based ride into the demented side of plunderphonics on Cease & Desist. Not only that, but this record also serves as a giant middle finger to the limitations modern copyright law places on artistic expression within

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  • Jul 10 Album Reviews

    The Raconteurs - Help Us Stranger

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    Bombastic production isn’t enough to save Help Us Stranger’s often shabby songwriting.

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  • Jul 9 Album Reviews

    Pi'erre Bourne - The Life of Pi'erre 4

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    Pi’erre Bourne continues to dilute his sound with this latest solo effort.

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  • Jul 8 Album Reviews

    Jaden - ERYS

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    I think Jaden heard Astroworld.

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  • Jul 5 Album Reviews

    Thom Yorke - ANIMA

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    ANIMA is Thom Yorke’s strongest solo or side endeavor since The Eraser.

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  • Jul 4 Album Reviews

    Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana

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    Freddie and Madlib continue to bring out the best in each other on Bandana.

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  • Jul 3 Album Reviews

    Kirin J. Callinan - Return to Center

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    Return to Center finds Kirin J. Callinan putting a unique and hilarious spin on the covers album, somehow resulting in his most effective character portrait yet.

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  • Jul 2 Album Reviews

    Prince - Originals

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    The demos that comprise Originals blow most artists’ finished studio work out of the water.

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