Music Reviews
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Jack Name Magic Touch
On his third album, the singer-songwriter's centers around loneliness and heartbreak. It's half mediocrity and half greatness.
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Kama Vardi Moonticket
Tel Aviv-based songwriter Kama Vardi ups the ante on her latest English language album.
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Hypoluxo Hypoluxo
The Brooklyn band's lean third LP is fraught with uncertainty, though dotted with some bright spots of optimism, in which they aim to ease the challenges of big-city living.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Tired Lion Breakfast for Pathetics
Sophie Hedges has a good ear for choruses and agreeable 90s alt-rock instrumentation, but for the most part, these aren’t particularly exciting songs.
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Chris Stapleton Starting Over
The Nashville singer-songwriter sticks to his guns and continues to make steady and soulful country music.
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Cam The Otherside
The California-bred singer-songwriter makes good on the promise that she’s the ideal future of country radio.
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AC/DC POWER UP
POWER UP revitalizes the classic rock legends as they continue to endure after 45 plus-years, even if what we're getting is exactly what we'd come to expect from them.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Future Islands As Long As You Are
For all the talk of a new approach, the Baltimore synth-pop band rely on old habits on their sixth album.
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Elvis Costello Hey Clockface
With his 31st studio album, Costello is doing whatever the hell he likes, trying out trying out glitchier, grimier sounds instead of the uptown pop style he grew up with.
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The Mountain Goats Getting Into Knives
The Mountain Goats' 19th studio album is breezy and loose, with quirky yet endearing instrumentations and well-executed parody. Clearly, frontman John Darnielle and company are having a lot of fun.
Carlo Thomas reviews...