Music Reviews
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Andy Shauf Norm
On his latest concept album, the Canadian singer-songwriter writes music of unquestionable beauty, so transfixing that it makes you question if its menacing subtext is actually present. It already feels like an instant classic.
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Complete Mountain Almanac Complete Mountain Almanac
Complete Mountain Almanac is an ambitious project with quite a backstory.
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Italia 90 Living Human Treasure
Britain is falling apart and the London post-punks simply offer an unfiltered snapshot of the country in its (barely) managed decline.
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The Circulators S/T
The San Francisco punk quartet prioritises pleasure on this taut debut.
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Ladytron Time's Arrow
On their seventh album, the Liverpool band aims for its most focused and polished with mixed results.
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Måneskin Rush!
A miserable buffet of rock ‘n’ roll cliches, the Italian rockers' third LP is essentially homeopathic rock muzak.
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The Murder Capital Gigi's Recovery
On their conceptual second LP, the Dublin quintent takes new and exciting rhythmic detours to accompany their slightly more optimistic, inward-looking reflections—transcending their post-punk influences with restraint and finesse.
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Belle & Sebastian Late Developers
On Late Developers, bandleader Stuart Murdoch’s engaging storytelling and familiar voice gives a needed sense of steadiness to the band’s poppiest, weakest album in years.
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Rozi Plain Prize
On her 5th album, the Bristol artist twists and bends her limble folk arrangements with gusto—imbuing its busy arrangements with more a shimmer than a swoosh.
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Zox The Fox Concept Album / Kidney Disaster 3
Have you ever heard anything that makes you actively despise music as a concept?
Joe Rivers reviews...
