Album Reviews

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  Afternoon Bike Ride Find Effortless Connection on 'Glossover'

  PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2023

  Having released their playful and collaborative self-titled debut in 2021, Montreal's Afternoon Bike Ride glide along joyfully with Glossov...

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  Quasi's 'Breaking the Balls of History' Delivers a Swift Kick in the Nuts

  PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2023

  Janet Weiss — undisputed legend of the Pacific Northwest music scene, having notably played in the supergroup Wild Flag and on a couple of...

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  Vanille Is Your Guide to Another World on the Lovely 'La clairière'

  PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2023

  From the very first moment of Vanille's sophomore LP, La clairière, you're immediately transported to a mystical and dreamlike forest. It's...

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  Lil Yachty's Psych Rock Enthusiasm Is Contagious on 'Let's Start Here.'

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2023

  Probably no one had "Lil Yachty makes a fantastic psych rock record" on their 2023 bingo card, but here we are. Let's Start Here. is a hard...

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  Young Fathers Are Bigger and Brighter Than Ever on 'Heavy Heavy'

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2023

  "I want your shield! I want your weapon!" shout Young Fathers on "I Saw," the confrontational and energetic single that encapsulates the ma...

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  Bob Dylan's 'Bootleg Series Vol. 17' Reveals 'Time Out of Mind' as One of His Greatest Albums

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2023

  "You ever feel just like your brain's been bolted to the wall?" Bob Dylan half-screams on the first version of "Can't Wait," captured in Ja...

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  Fucked Up's 'One Day' Captures the Band at Their Most Urgent

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2023

  In the liner notes to 1986's The Hammer Party, a compilation album of early EPs from noise rockers Big Black, Steve Albini reflects on the...

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  Sam Smith Gets in Their Own Way on 'Gloria'

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2023

  Going into their fourth studio album, the bar for Sam Smith is pretty damn high. Exploding into popularity in 2014 with their debut contemp...