Album Reviews

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  Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Finds the Flow on 'Let's Turn It into Sound'

  PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2022

  After premiering her new age LP on the investment capital-funded app, Calm, alongside a high-profile tour with Caribou and an announced sco...

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  Stella Donnelly Softens Her Bite on the Introspective 'Flood'

  PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2022

  Stella Donnelly has never been afraid to call you out. On the Australian singer-songwriter's debut album Beware of the Dogs, she took so ma...

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  Julia Jacklin's Triumphant 'PRE PLEASURE' Is Impossible to Dismiss

  PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2022

  Crushing, Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin's masterful sophomore album, opened with a song about revenge porn and bodily autonomy...

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  Hot Chip Dance Through Depression on 'Freakout/Release'

  PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2022

  Pop music is a complex beast. It has the power to uplift or obscure, to transcend or digress. Many uncomfortable truths have been exposed o...

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  Joey Bada$$ Earns His OG Status on '2000'

  PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2022

  Some albums can transport you to a time and place, and it's true of Joey Bada$$'s 1999. Released in 2012 when the Brooklyn rapper was only...

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  Nate Husser's Magnetic Personality Powers His Work to an 'All Time High'

  PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2022

  In 2022, you would be hard-pressed to find a Montreal artist as beloved by the city as Little Burgundy's own Nate Husser. Starting his care...

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  Danger Mouse & Black Thought Punch In the 'Cheat Codes' for Hip-Hop Harmony

  PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2022

  With all the tools — a reputation as an all-time great wordsmith and daily visibility on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon included —...

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  On 'Reset,' Panda Bear and Sonic Boom Map New Paths with Old Sounds

  PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2022

  For over 20 years, Noah Lennox (a.k.a. Panda Bear) has been known primarily for his work with experimental indie act Animal Collective, anc...