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  • Jun 18 16 psyche

    Chelsea Wolfe - "16 Psyche"

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    In 2015, Chelsea Wolfe released her heaviest record to date, Abyss, and judging from “16 Psyche” here, it seems things are only going to get heavier and darker on her next record, Hiss Spun. A doom metal album recorded by Chelsea Wolfe and Kurt Ballou? That’s a wet nightmare

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  • Jun 18 2017

    Washed Out - "Hard to Say Goodbye"

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    Chillwave spearhead Washed Out ventures in a digable nu-disco direction on new single “Hard to Say Goodbye.” It’s taken from his upcoming visual album Mister Mellow, out June 30 via Stones Throw.

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  • Jun 18 2017

    Bones - "SeanPaulWasNeverThereToGimmeTheLight" ft. Danny Brown

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    Bones comes through with a brilliantly-titled dark banger featuring a verse from none other than Danny Brown! The track is featured on Bones’ new NoRedeemingQualities mixtape.

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  • Jun 16 Album Reviews

    Kirin J Callinan - Bravado

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    Australia’s Kirin J Callinan delivers one of this year’s most colorfully eccentric pop records with Bravado.

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  • Jun 15 Album Reviews

    SZA - Ctrl

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    SZA delivers a strong full-length debut that explores the emotional complexities of being the other woman.

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  • Jun 14 Album Reviews

    Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner, James McAlister - Planetarium

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    For an album inspired by the cosmos, Planetarium is lacking quite a bit in the way of flow and harmony.

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  • Jun 14 Album Reviews

    Katy Perry - Witness

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    Witness finds Katy Perry heading in exciting new sonic and lyrical directions, but is sometimes held back by Katy indulging in safer, staler sounds and her usual cliches.

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  • Jun 12 Album Reviews

    Brockhampton - Saturation

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    On Saturation, Brockhampton jells in a way no other group their size has in quite some time. Definitely my frontrunner for hip hop project of the year at the moment.

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  • Jun 11 2017

    Best & Worst Tracks: 6/11 (Jay Electronica, Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Toro Y Moi, Ariel Pink, Gorillaz)

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    The weekly segment in which Anthony touches down on some of the best and worst tracks he has heard in the past week.

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  • Jun 8 Album Reviews

    Beach Fossils - Somersault

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    4 years after Beach Fossils’ great sophomore album Clash the Truth, the Brooklyn band has returned with their most lavish effort yet. I can still commend the band for not shamelessly trend-chasing like many of their dreamy, jangly contemporaries, but unfortunately the pastiche of ’60s pop sounds they serve up

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