Music Reviews
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The Dears Lovers Rock
The Montreal rock band's eighth LP seems like it stumbles into place, and not once does it produce any catchy or memorable moments.
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Hayley Williams Petals for Armor
With the repeated motif of flowers, the Paramore singer's debut solo album turns a theme that you’d expect to be trite into something genuine and moving.
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Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia
The pop singer-songwriter's latest is an album of dualities: familiar pop songs that are entirely new, polished to a sheen but full of raw emotion, predictable but clever.
Gabbie Nirenburg reviews... -
I Break Horses Warnings
The Swedish duo find new ways to add more personality to their sweeping soundscapes on their third album.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Pure X Pure X
The Austin four-piece's fourth album, and first in six years, feels like a natural cleanse in name and spirit, allowing them to come back to each other when the timing felt right.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Diet Cig Do You Wonder About Me?
Do You Wonder About Me? is the duo’s second album of emotional contradictions, hushed harmonies, and sharply delicate guitar work.
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Car Seat Headrest Making a Door Less Open
On their proper follow-up to 2016’s Teens of Denial, Car Seat Headrest play a hiding game with themselves.
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Laura Marling Song for Our Daughter
The British folk singer-songwriter's sixth album a concise, caring, and beautiful letter to her future daughter, one that feels lived in and gentle.
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The Strokes The New Abnormal
Making little effort to reclaim their vitality, The Strokes have instead produced an album of predictable and derivative pop songs.
Kirk Sever reviews...
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EOB (Ed O'Brien) Earth
On his debut album under the moniker EOB, Earth, the Radiohead guitarist strengthens his songwriting acumen rather than serve as a dependable counterpoint.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews...
