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As Daphni, electronic music veteran Daniel Snaith–if you’ll allow me to call him that–assembles a series of straightforward and colorful tech house tracks. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On their sixth studio album, Between the Buried and Me creates its campiest album yet, blending their usual progressive tendencies with the overly theatrical antics of bands like Dream Theater. WATCH THE REVIEW
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With more than twenty years under its belt, Massachusetts hardcore act Converge is still going strong on its latest album, All We Love We Leave Behind. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Though the new Mountain Goats album doesn’t hold many surprises for longtime fans, John Darnielle does continue delivering some of the most unique and riveting tales in the singer-songwriter world. WATCH THE REVIEW
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With a more colorful recording, bolder experiments, and more expansive jams, Australia’s Tame Impala shows nothing but improvement on their sophomore effort, Lonerism. WATCH THE REVIEW
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With Numbers, Mellowhype manages to churn out a few decent beats, but the lyrical content and originality are more lacking than ever. It seems making an interesting hip hop record is not in Mellowhype’s career itinerary. Instead, portraying the forgettable fantasies of that “cool kid with a c average”
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On its self-titled debut, the Canadian noise rock band METZ brings some heavy sounds and great riffs, but not a lot of variety or songwriting power. WATCH THE VIDEO
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On its sixth studio album, Muse stretches themselves across more genres than ever, bringing pop and even the sounds of dubstep into the fold with their usual symphonic rock tendencies. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Though Mumford & Sons continue to be one of the least adventurous bands in folk music, what the band does with their tunes and regal combination of horns and strings is pretty sweet on the ears and comforting. A likable sophomore release. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On Piramida, the Danish band Efterklang seems to tone things down even further from the more subtle move the band made with their previous LP. WATCH THE REVIEW
