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Richard Dawson’s sprawling and rustic tunes bring back a sense of olde English folklore and mysticism that isn’t often heard in contemporary music.
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I missed Benjamin Clementine’s latest single while on vacation, but good thing I went back for it because this is some of the London singer-songwriter’s most potent, visceral work yet. “God Save the Jungle” isn’t at all la-di-da like some of the stuff on Benjamin’s (still
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The Mountain Goats’ latest is a gothic-themed concept album, a foray into the world of guitar-less music, and one of the greatest testaments to John Darnielle’s chops as a storyteller.
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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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Mac DeMarco matures as a songwriter on This Old Dog, his best album since 2.
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2017 keeps the strong singer/songwriter releases coming with Feist’s Pleasure.
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More so than on the previous teaser track, The Mountain Goats live up to the title of their forthcoming album Goths here on the opener “Rain in Soho.” This song actually finds the band on some gothic, post-punky shit and it should set the tone for the album quite nicely.
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While not a full commitment to its titular concept, 50 Song Memoir is The Magnetic Fields’ most charming and ambitious album in over a decade.
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Father John Misty delivers an ambitious and grand statement on the human condition with Pure Comedy, one of 2017’s most necessary albums.
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