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On a surprise collaborative album from Kimya Dawson and Aesop Rock, the singer-songwriter and MC prove their styles meld much more than they clash. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Chicago rapper and singer Chance The Rapper comes through with a more ambitious mixtape with Acid Rap, improving upon his production, hooks, and recording quality. A lot of the beats on this project are impressive as hell, but Chance often puts hooks, ad-libs, and instrumentals ahead of the quality and
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R.A. The Rugged Man returns with his first album in almost ten years. While he may be rapping faster than ever–and is incredibly vile at points–some of the production on this LP sounds incredibly dated and obvious. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Savages’ full-length debut may just be a group of tracks, but they’re an incredibly performed, produced, and written group of tracks that bring the energy of old school post-punk and gothic rock alive again. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Kurt Vile drops some visuals for the track “Never Run Away,” which comes off the singer-songwriter’s latest full-length, Wakin On A Pretty Day. Check a review for the album below:
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The Haxan Cloak’s new, sophomore album is possibly one of the scariest sonic experiences you’ll have all year. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Singer-songriter Jenny Hval’s sophomore full-length has its share of jumbled ideas with obvious inspirations, but sometimes her vocal expressions and songwriting are just enough to keep this album intriguing and somewhat moving. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On Colin Stetson’s latest installment in the New History Warfare series, the Canadian saxophonist displays some tenderness in his incredibly technical solo compositions. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Austrian singer-songwriter Soap&Skin drops a new 7″ of emotionally potent tracks that should hold fans over until something more lengthy comes along. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Unfortunately, the latest Yeah Yeah Yeahs album is one of those instances when the album’s lead single seems to be the best track, dwarfing nearly every other song on the album with ambition, glitz, and great songwriting. The rest of the album is a bit spotty, in my opinion.
