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It’s hard not to nod in agreement with what Dave’s saying throughout Psychodrama, but generic instrumentals and humdrum flows don’t translate many of his good points into captivating songs.
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Though GREY Area isn’t the most cutting-edge rap album out there, there’s not a spot on it where Little Simz falters even slightly.
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A defining moment for electronic music across the board, Burial’s sophomore album evokes a state of continuous bliss under grey skies.
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UK punk outfit IDLES return with an album that improves on the brutal and politically charged style the band delivered on their debut last year. One of the best punk albums of the decade without question!
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While the trap-goth direction of “Pictures of You” could use some work, this debut EP solidifies HMLTD as one of the most promising post-punk groups out right now.
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Let’s Eat Grandma’s sophomore album is a hodgepodge of mostly great ideas.
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Skepta’s new EP starts strong enough and even offers a miraculous banger featuring the Based God himself, but it instantly takes a nosedive in the second half.
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The latest Everything Everything album finds the UK art pop outfit taking their songwriting in a moodier and somewhat more conventional direction.
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The first half of Raskit is some of the most hard-nosed grime you’ll hear all year, as well as some of Dizzee Rascal’s strongest material since Boy in da Corner. Unfortunately, things go downhill fast shortly thereafter…
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alt-J’s third album is the UK art pop outfit’s most inconsistent yet.