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MusicalWork Review Best Coast: The Only Place

Sunny indie duo Best Coast grows up on The Only Place.

May 14, 2012 | 12:00am -
Playlisted Meek Mill

The Joe Pesci to Rick Ross' Robert De Niro is a squeaky star.

May 13, 2012 | 11:55pm -
MusicalWork Review Here We Go Magic: A Different Ship

Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich guides the Brooklyn band through a neater, tighter third album.

May 8, 2012 | 12:03am -
MusicalWork Review Future: Pluto

The stargazing, syrup-guzzling Atlanta rapper/singer doubles down on the Auto-Tune.

May 8, 2012 | 12:01am -
Playlisted Miguel

Over the course of three free EPs, a rising R&B star indulges his adventurous side.

May 3, 2012 | 11:55pm -
MusicalWork Review Santigold: Master Of My Make-Believe

Four years after her debut, Santigold reclaims her turf.

May 1, 2012 | 12:05am -
MusicalWork Review B.o.B: Strange Clouds

B.o.B. has issues with fame, too.

May 1, 2012 | 12:02am -
MusicalWork Review Death Grips: The Money Store

The Sacramento noise-rap trio pulls no punches on its major-label debut.

May 1, 2012 | 12:00am -
MusicalWork Review E-40: The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1, 2 & 3

The veteran Bay Area rapper takes his prolificacy to new extremes.

April 24, 2012 | 12:00am -
Playlisted Dawn Richard

An R&B record made for headphones and the radio.

April 22, 2012 | 11:55pm -
Preview Handicapping The A.V. Club’s best albums of 2012

We set the odds on 40-plus new albums vying for consideration on our Best Of 2012 list.

April 5, 2012 | 12:00am -
MusicalWork Review Action Bronson/Party Supplies: Blue Chips

An amusing Queens rapper and a YouTube-mining producer make an inspired pairing.

April 3, 2012 | 12:06am -
MusicalWork Review DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles The Kolexxxion

Two ’90s hip-hop veterans embrace old habits.

March 27, 2012 | 12:00am -
Playlisted Melanie Fiona

The Canadian R&B singer masters the art of the torch song.

March 20, 2012 | 11:55pm -
Playlisted Ka

New music we like.

February 28, 2012 | 11:55pm -
Why Don't You Like This? Jeff Mangum live

Two A.V. Club writers go head-to-head over whether a swooning concert experience was cult-like and creepy, or exactly what live shows should be about.

February 22, 2012 | 12:01pm -
MusicalWork Review Grimes: Visions

A DIY artist moves boldly toward the dance floor.

February 21, 2012 | 12:04am -
For Our Consideration Phasing out the skit: How hip-hop outgrew one of its most frustrating traditions

Skits once served some important roles on rap albums, but those days are long over.

February 17, 2012 | 12:00am -
Playlisted Jade Alston

An R&B mixtape with major-label aspirations.

February 9, 2012 | 11:59pm -
MusicalWork Review Lana Del Rey: Born To Die

Flighty pop from the new queen of Internet provocation.

January 31, 2012 | 12:09am -
MusicalWork Review Schoolboy Q: Habits & Contradictions

An erratic, utterly compelling sophomore effort from the Compton rapper.

January 31, 2012 | 12:01am -
MusicalWork Review Rick Ross: Rich Forever

A mixtape with the quality control of a blockbuster commercial release.

January 24, 2012 | 12:08am -
MusicalWork Review Skrillex: Bangarang

The popular dubstep producer just won’t relax already.

January 24, 2012 | 12:07am -
MusicalWork Review The Weeknd: Echoes Of Silence

Another dose of morning-after music from R&B’s coldest soul.

January 10, 2012 | 12:07am -
MusicalWork Review Young Jeezy: TM 103: Hustlerz Ambition

The return of the stubborn snowman.

January 3, 2012 | 12:06am -
MusicalWork Review Anthony Hamilton: Back To Love

A modern soul man branches out enthusiastically.

December 20, 2011 | 12:05am -
MusicalWork Review Amy Winehouse: Lioness: Hidden Treasures

Gussied-up leftovers from a nearly empty vault.

December 13, 2011 | 12:07am -
MusicalWork Review T-Pain: rEVOLVEr

As pitch-corrected as ever, but a lot less catchy.

December 13, 2011 | 12:05am -
MusicalWork Review Freddie Gibbs: Cold Day In Hell

Thrilling tales of desperate measures.

December 6, 2011 | 12:05am -
MusicalWork Review ASAP Rocky: Live Love A$AP

This is the year’s most stylish mix-tape.

December 6, 2011 | 12:03am -

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