review
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With Rocket, Philly singer-songwriter Alex G delivers an album that’s a bit more adventurous than his previous effort, but also a lot more inconsistent.
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Death Grips teases toward a new album with an intense, high-speed megamix that’s bound to land on my year-end EP list.
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On his sophomore album Compassion, Forest Swords’ unique style of dramatic, meditative, and primal ambient dub offers some much needed respite from the trend-chasing nature of modern electronic music.
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After Laughter, Paramore’s first album in four years, finds the pop punk band going through a synthpop metamorphosis.
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Harry Styles’ solo debut falls way short of its quality singles. Also HOW IS THERE DAD ROCK ON THIS THING?
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No Shape is Perfume Genius’ grandest and most eclectic musical statement to date.
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Slowdive’s first album in over two decades finds the band’s once heavenly wall of sound turning anemic.
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Full of Hell offers a fleeting thrill of sludgy grindcore on their latest album.
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Mac DeMarco matures as a songwriter on This Old Dog, his best album since 2.