Album Reviews

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  Charli XCX Is a Pop Prophet on the Brilliant 'BRAT'

  PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2024

  Pop music's resident party girl returns with 'BRAT,' a messy, shimmering magnum opus and an undeniable career highlight. The sixth proper ...

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  Bonny Light Horseman's 'Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free' Is a Creaking Comfort

  PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2024

  Bonny Light Horseman venture into the ancient woods, lantern in hand, on their third record, 'Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free.' There's ...

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  Maya Hawke's 'Chaos Angel' Could Stand a Bit More Chaos

  PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2024

  Maya Hawke's two albums, 'Blush' and 'MOSS,' were perfectly amenable collections of folk-pop confessionals, all united by her breathy ...

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  Peggy Gou Touches the Timeless on ‘I Hear You’

  PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2024

  When creating her debut LP 'I Hear You,' Peggy Gou envisioned herself as a star from a bygone era of rave culture that didn't exist in 1990s...

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  On 'Everyone’s Getting Involved,' Some Should Have Sat Out

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

  At a certain point, you stop wondering what was wrong with Talking Heads and start enjoying exactly that. Their appeal is multidimensional...

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  Priori Opens a Portal on 'This but More'

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

  For Francis Latreille — the Montreal producer and one-man-act behind Priori — sound has always served as a portal to new realities...

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  Wallows' 'Model' Slumps When It Should Soar

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

  With two albums and two EPs under their belt, Wallows — the brainchild of Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston — have success...

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  Bat for Lashes Welcomes New Life on 'The Dream of Delphi'

  PUBLISHED May 31, 2024

  A lot has transpired in Natasha Khan's life since the release of her previous Bat for Lashes record, the neon-hued, desert-vampire concept...