Album Reviews

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  Tierra Whack's World Gets a Little Darker on 'World Wide Whack'

  PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2024

  Tierra Whack is many things, but apologetic isn’t one of them. She's an artist who flips through mediums as often as she does moods...

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  Uranium Club Are Ambitious as Ever on 'Infants Under the Bulb'

  PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2024

  Uranium Club’s music can best be described as warped, or maybe wiry. Or perhaps groovy is best. Or… unsettling? It’s very difficult to pinp...

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  Cell Press Refine the Sludge on 'Cages'

  PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2024

  An album that prides itself on being an old school sludge-fest and manages to deliver the goods from start to finish...

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  Moor Mother's 'The Great Bailout' Is Fuel for the Future

  PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2024

  “History repeats itself.” You’ve heard this uttered by a high school history teacher or parent trying to instill their wealth of knowledge...

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  Beans Haven't Lost Their Footing on 'Boots N Cats'

  PUBLISHED Feb 29, 2024

  Despite being shaken by the pandemic, 'Boots N Cats' makes clear that Beans haven’t lost their footing. Drumroll, please!...

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  Yard Act Are in Pursuit of Happiness with 'Where's My Utopia?'

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2024

  'Where’s My Utopia?' manages the old trick of making the personal universal, while hanging on to the band's righteous fun ...

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  Faye Webster Breaks Her Own Conventions on 'Underdressed at the Symphony'

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2024

  'Underdressed at the Symphony' builds upon the frameworks that Webster has established and pushes them to their limits...

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  Mary Timony's 'Taming the Tiger' Is a Gentle Beast

  PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2024

  The album generates a positive charge that tapers off toward its conclusion, but Timony’s guitar magic is always there to provide a jolt...