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  • Oct 3 Album Reviews

    Injury Reserve - Drive It Like It's Stolen EP

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    Injury Reserve drops a solid, relatively low-key EP.

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  • Oct 2 2017

    YUNOREVIEW: September 2017 (Prophets of Rage, Primus, G Herbo, Avey Tare)

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    The magical monthly segment where Anthony briefly touches down on a gauntlet of albums he didn’t get a chance to review this past month.

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  • Oct 1 2017

    WESTSIDEDOOM - "Gorilla Monsoon"

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    A few days ago, I said something about not looking forward to future DOOM material, but I already kind of have to eat those words. He and New York rapper Westside Gunn complement each other really well on this collaborative single, and I’m particularly intrigued by DOOM’s minimalist

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  • Oct 1 2017

    Kamasi Washington - "Desire"

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    Last week, saxophonist extraordinaire Kamasi Washington released a 6-track EP titled Harmony of Difference. The opening composition, which you can hear above, has the ambition and energy I’ve loved about the man’s past work (especially The Epic), but it’s offered in a more bite-sized serving than usual.

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  • Oct 1 2017

    Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - "Continental Breakfast"

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    Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile’s songwriting chemistry remains undeniable on “Continental Breakfast.” This fun piece of indie folk is the second single from the duo’s upcoming album, Lotta Sea Lice, out October 13 via Courtney’s Milk! imprint.

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  • Oct 1 Album Reviews

    The Killers - Wonderful Wonderful

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    Despite its promising singles, Wonderful Wonderful fails to come together as a cohesive artistic statement and really falls apart in the home stretch.

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  • Oct 1 2017

    Best & Worst Tracks: 10/1 (Rich The Kid ft. Kendrick Lamar, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Converge, WESTSIDEDOOM)

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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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  • Sep 30 Album Reviews

    Wolves in the Throne Room - Thrice Woven

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    Wolves in the Throne Room make a predictable return to their atmospheric black metal sound.

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  • Sep 29 Album Reviews

    Young Thug & Carnage - Young Martha EP

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    Young Thug and DJ Carnage bring out the best in each other on their debut Young Martha EP.

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  • Sep 28 7/10

    Chelsea Wolfe - Hiss Spun

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    Chelsea Wolfe’s foray into the slow and heavy sounds of doom/atmospheric sludge metal is admirable and mostly successful, but does come with some growing pains.

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