Music Reviews
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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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Nadine Shah Kitchen Sink
Nadine Shah's swaps global politics for domesticity on her fourth album—but finds just as much conflict.
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My Morning Jacket The Waterfall II
The veteran Southern rockers' sequel to its 2015 predecessor, released five years later, feels like revisiting a specific time that has long past—even if this collection of scrapped odds and ends is top-notch.
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NZCA Lines Pure Luxury
The Michael Lovett-led project has waded in the waters of disco before, but the latest, entitled Pure Luxury, is that style of writing on steroids.
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Julianna Barwick Healing is a Miracle
Healing is a Miracle is an entrancing album from start to finish, and will be a gratifying listen for both long-time Barwick fans and newcomers to her music alike.
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The Beths Jump Rope Gazers
The New Zealand trio broaden their palette by showing a softer side on their second album.
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Remo Drive A Portrait of an Ugly Man
Frontman Erik Paulson attempts to distance himself from the snotty, clever lyrics that defined the Minnesota trio's previous efforts on A Portrait of an Ugly Man, the band’s third and most frustrating project so far.
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HAIM Women in Music Pt. III
The LA trio throws any rules out the window on their third album, structurally and songwriting-wise, while retaining their delectable, sun-kissed indie-pop.
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Khruangbin Mordechai
Mordechai is exactly what the Houston, Texas trio should have made at this point in their career. At its best, it’s a balm for the soul; at its worst, it’s background noise.
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