Album Reviews

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  Miya Folick Can't Be Crushed on 'Roach'

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2023

  "I need to keep fucking up so I can make my second album," Miya Folick said shortly after the release of her debut full-length Premonitions...

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  Arlo Parks Doesn't Turn from the Pain on 'My Soft Machine'

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2023

  Arlo Parks's My Soft Machine offers a peaceful and meditative reflection on a stagnant relationship and the journey to find wholeness. "Bru...

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  Water from Your Eyes' 'Everyone's Crushed' Finds Joyous Melody in Chaos

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2023

  Water from Your Eyes has released one of the most imaginative pop albums of the year. Composed of vocalist Rachel Brown and producer Nate A...

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  Tinariwen Expand Their Universe on the Majestic 'Amatssou'

  PUBLISHED May 18, 2023

  In the decade and a half since their North American "breakthrough" LP, Aman Iman: Water Is Life, Tinariwen has earned a reputation as "musi...

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  Kaytranada and Aminé Are a Match Made in Heaven on Debut as KAYTRAMINÉ

  PUBLISHED May 18, 2023

  After collaborating on nearly a third of Aminé's sophomore mixtape Calling Brio — producing the project's biggest songs — Kaytranada has be...

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  The Murlocs Kick Up Dust on the Fantastic 'Calm Ya Farm'

  PUBLISHED May 17, 2023

  "'Scuse me sir, are you a saint or a hellraiser?" Murlocs vocalist Ambrose Kenny-Smith bluntly questions at the beginning of "Smithereens,"...

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  PONY Find Profundity in Power Pop on 'Velveteen'

  PUBLISHED May 17, 2023

  Velveteen, the latest dispatch from Toronto duo Sam Bielanski and Matty Morand's PONY, isn't going to dramatically shake up listeners' perc...

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  Alex Lahey Is All About Risk on 'The Answer Is Always Yes'

  PUBLISHED May 16, 2023

  For Alex Lahey, life these days is all about risk. That head-first mindset is apparent from the title of The Answer Is Always Yes, her thir...