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Not All Heroes Wear Capes is a pretty cohesive listen for a producer-guided album, but it’s not fire from front to back.
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Greta Van Fleet is a cover band without the covers.
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ZillaKami and SosMula bring a ton of bark and not too much else to this debut City Morgue album.
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Sweetener may be a Top 40 album through and through, but it’s somewhat elevated by some quality production and Ariana Grande’s consistently strong vocal performances.
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Florence + The Machine exercise a bit more restraint than usual on High as Hope.
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Despite its scant runtime, Beware the Book of Eli is a hilarious and killer tape that continues hinting at the Slump God’s full potential.
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On his sophomore album, Post Malone carves out his own niche in the auto-croon field with quality trap production, strong vocal performances, and a bit of a singer-songwriter twist.
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Ski Mask the Slump God’s outlandish and sometimes gross lyricism is sure to put off some listeners, but his animated performances left quite an impression on me over the short runtime of this latest mixtape.
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Portland’s own Aminé sells himself short on his mellow studio debut, Good for You.
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Kid Cudi returns with an album that plays more toward his strengths. I use the word “strengths” loosely.
