Music Review

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  Music Review Toro Y Moi: June 2009 

  The chillwave wunderkind vibes with guitars and AM pop in this eclectic reissue. 

  April 24, 2012 | 12:04am -

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  Music Review Torche: Harmonicraft 

  Miami’s melodic, metallic behemoth tops itself. 

  April 24, 2012 | 12:03am -

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  Music Review The Dandy Warhols: This Machine

  Still not as cool as Kim Deal. 

  April 24, 2012 | 12:02am -

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  Music Review Waco Brothers & Paul Burch: Great Chicago Fire 

  Two alt-country stalwarts let their rock flags fly. 

  April 24, 2012 | 12:01am -

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  Music 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 -

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  Music Review Jack White: Blunderbuss

  Going solo, Jack White laments the band he lost.

  April 23, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Music Review Spiritualized: Sweet Heart Sweet Light 

  Jason Pierce tries some different drugs while tackling similar themes.  

  April 17, 2012 | 12:06am -

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  Music Review Moonface: With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery 

  A Wolf Parade alumnus teams up with a Finnish band—with crushing results. 

  April 17, 2012 | 12:05am -

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  Music Review Loudon Wainwright III: Older Than My Old Man Now

  It’s a good thing Loudon Wainwright’s Older Than My Old Man Now is so funny, because otherwise it would be unbearably sad.

  April 17, 2012 | 12:04am -

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  Music Review Grinderman: Grinderman 2 RMX

  Grinderman’s second album suffers when re-imagined.

  April 17, 2012 | 12:03am -

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  Music Review Maps & Atlases: Beware and Be Grateful

  A little bit of pop goes a long way for the brainy Chicago band.

  April 17, 2012 | 12:02am -

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  Music Review Dr. John: Locked Down

  The “Night Tripper” makes a Black Keys record. 

  April 17, 2012 | 12:01am -

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  Music Review Chromatics: Kill For Love

  Johnny Jewel goes deeper into Drive-style atmospherics. 

  April 17, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Music Review Billy Bragg And Wilco: Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions

  A box set offers a return trip to the Billy Bragg/Wilco/Woody Guthrie team-up Mermaid Avenue.

  April 17, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Music Review Alabama Shakes: Boys & Girls

  The Southern rockers struggle to bottle their live buzz.

  April 10, 2012 | 12:04am -

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  Music Review M. Ward: A Wasteland Companion

  M. Ward loosens up, gets back on track.

  April 10, 2012 | 12:03am -

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  Music Review Black Dice: Mr. Impossible

  A veteran experimental outfit tries its hand at convention. 

  April 10, 2012 | 12:02am -

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  Music Review Monica: New Life

  A mature, though ultimately bland, record from a ’90s R&B star. 

  April 10, 2012 | 12:01am -

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  Music Review Sun Araw & M. Geddes Gengras Meet The Congos: Icon Give Thank

   An unequal collaboration between different generations.

  April 10, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Music Review Screaming Females: Ugly 

  A hard-rocking trio ups the guitar heroism. 

  April 3, 2012 | 12:08am -

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  Music 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 -

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  Music Review Bear in Heaven: I Love You, It's Cool

  The band’s third effort shows little restraint—and that’s not a good thing. 

  April 3, 2012 | 12:06am -

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  Music Review High On Fire: De Vermis Mysteriis 

  Metal’s biggest myth-slingers bring more magic. 

  April 3, 2012 | 12:05am -

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  Music Review Allo Darlin': Europe

  The U.K. twee-act’s sophomore album looks back on a life in pop songs. 

  April 3, 2012 | 12:04am -

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  Music Review Black Mountain: Year Zero

  The hard-rock band returns (sort of) with an original soundtrack and a post-apocalyptic surf vision of the future.  

  April 3, 2012 | 12:03am -

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  Music Review Great Lake Swimmers: New Wild Everywhere

  Sweetly soft country-rock, Canadian-style. 

  April 3, 2012 | 12:02am -

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  Music Review Paul Weller: Sonic Kicks

  A veteran singer-songwriter keeps up his eclectic streak. 

  April 3, 2012 | 12:01am -

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  Music Review Plug 1 & Plug 2: First Serve

  De La Soul’s Pos and Dave return with a cozy little concept album about making it in the rap business. 

  April 3, 2012 | 12:01am -

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  Music Review Nicki Minaj: Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

  The many faces of Nicki Minaj go to war on her sophomore album.

  April 3, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Music Review Willis Earl Beal: Acousmatic Sorcery

  A disarming debut fuses sharp, eclectic songwriting with the oddness of outsider art. 

  April 2, 2012 | 1:30pm -