Music Reviews
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Glass Animals Dreamland
Dreamland is the UK psych-pop's hazy, nostalgic treatise on how growing up in the 1990s (and the virtual age) can shape a musician. But for an album about the exhaustion of growing up in the shadow of digitality, they make little to no effort to open up on these themes.
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The Loft Club Dreaming the Impossible
The British five piece redefine the stigma about being earnest in music on their debut album.
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JARV IS... Beyond the Pale
The Pulp frontman returns with an enjoyable new project despite its distracting concept.
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Courtney Marie Andrews Old Flowers
Old Flowers is one of the singer-songwriter's most consistent and wonderful collections of unique, heartfelt, and depressing songs yet.
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Kllo Maybe We Could
While there are some appealing songs here, the Melbourne duo struggle to stand out next to subpar material.
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Fontaines D.C. A Hero's Death
On A Hero's Death, the Dublin quintet looks a little more inward—assessing where they stand as rising up-and-comers and having the impulse to express themselves differently.
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Neon Trees I Can Feel You Forgetting Me
After a six-year absence, I Can Feel You Forgetting Me is an adequate continuation of what made Neon Trees so appealing in the first place—even if it isn’t an entertaining or interesting enough comeback.
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Lori McKenna The Balladeer
On her eleventh studio LP, the country singer-songwriter writes stories that feel like they could stem from your family—a little messy and frustrating, but also, a little hopeful and caring.
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illuminati hotties Free I.H: This Is Not the One You've Been Waiting For
Sarah Tudzin frees herself from a nebulous label agreement on her latest self-described "mixtape," letting loose on a number of scattershot musical ideas with no set course.
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Lianne La Havas Lianne La Havas
The singer-songwriter chronicles a relationship that's blooming and decaying in equal time. featuring her exquisite voice, ear for soulful textures, and solid songwriting.
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