Music Reviews
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Elbow Audio Vertigo
The Manchester veterans' 10th album feels like a worthy sequel to the progressive stylings of Giants of All Sizes. It’s a more focused affair that hones the band’s sprawling ambitions into a decidedly tight, rhythmic, and kinetic record.
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Six Organs of Admittance Time Is Glass
As dog walks and domesticity follow his return to his Humboldt County hometown, newfound circumstances act as facilitators to Ben Chasny’s latest release as Six Organs Of Admittance.
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Arab Strap I’m totally fine with it don’t give a fuck anymore
The Scottish duo focuses on the pervasive nature of being online with an engaging genre-hopping sound that elevates singer-songwriter Aidan Moffat's acerbic narratives.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Arap Strap I’m totally fine with it don’t give a fuck anymore
The Scottish duo focuses on the pervasive nature of being online with an engaging genre-hopping sound that elevates singer-songwriter Aidan Moffat's acerbic narratives.
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Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department
The cultural juggernaut treads water on her record-breaking eleventh studio album.
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Beyoncé COWBOY CARTER
You know, if five years ago, someone had told you there was a Beyoncé country album, you'd have just assumed she'd been elected as the leader of a country and named it after herself.
Joe Rivers still isn't ruling out that scenario in the near-future... -
Cloud Nothings Final Summer
On his eighth album with Cloud Nothings, frontman Dylan Baldi soldiers on with more hook-oriented riffs that merge his noisier and poppier instincts. He hasn't sounded this alive in quite some time.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Waxahatchee Tigers Blood
Simplicity is a core focus of the Alabama singer/songwriter's sixth album, who doubles down on the Southern rock influences of 2020's Saint Cloud.
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Mannequin Pussy I Got Heaven
The Philadelphia band expands far beyond their hardcore roots, delivering shimmering alternative rock with more precision and less abandon.
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The Last Dinner Party Prelude to Ecstasy
With a near-bulletproof collection of tunes, The Last Dinner Party arrives in a theatrical storm that mixes a heavenly, cinematic sound with a glammy, earthy core.
Joe Marvilli is on The Last Dinner Party’s side…
