Music Reviews
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Tame Impala Is Spread Too Thin On Deadbeat By Cassidy Sollazo October 21, 2025 | 5:11pm
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Taylor Swift takes the bait on The Life Of A Showgirl By Mary Kate Carr October 3, 2025 | 3:30pm
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Nourished By Time speaks to something bigger on The Passionate Ones By Drew Gillis August 23, 2025 | 11:00am
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Ethel Cain pens a wistful, aching bildungsroman on Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You By Emma Keates August 8, 2025 | 3:00pm
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On Virgin, Lorde has never been less certain or more alive By Mary Kate Carr June 28, 2025 | 12:00pm
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On I Quit, HAIM goes through a bumpy post-breakup transitional phase By Mary Kate Carr June 17, 2025 | 10:00am
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Viagra Boys offer something almost like thoughtfulness on Viagr Aboys By Drew Gillis April 26, 2025 | 12:00pm
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On his debut solo album, Tunde Adebimpe aims for genuine emotional catharsis By Ryan Reed April 18, 2025 | 12:00pm
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Bon Iver pens a surprisingly bright new chapter on SABLE, fABLE By Emma Keates April 12, 2025 | 10:00am
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Lucy Dacus' Forever Is A Feeling gets lost in the moment By Emma Keates March 31, 2025 | 12:00pm
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Perfume Genius takes the long way around to Glory By Drew Gillis March 29, 2025 | 12:00pm
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Lady Gaga finds comfort in the chaos on MAYHEM By Drew Gillis March 11, 2025 | 2:00pm
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Drake practically begs you to make fun of $ome $exy $ongs 4 U By Drew Gillis February 19, 2025 | 1:00pm
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FKA twigs' Eusexua is a-little-too-safe sex By Drew Gillis January 24, 2025 | 7:00am
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Ethel Cain makes an early bid for feel-bad album of the year with Perverts By Emma Keates January 11, 2025 | 12:00pm
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Kendrick Lamar throws a party, responsibly, on GNX By Drew Gillis November 27, 2024 | 6:00am
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Time won't make a fool of Father John Misty on the nihilistic but never despairing Mahashmashana By Emma Keates November 23, 2024 | 10:00am
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Poppy gets more consistent—but no less interesting—on Negative Spaces By Ryan Reed November 21, 2024 | 12:00pm
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On Songs Of A Lost World, The Cure heals our wounds By Ryan Reed November 3, 2024 | 10:00am
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Tyler, the Creator refuses to dim his light on CHROMAKOPIA By Kiana Fitzgerald November 1, 2024 | 6:00am
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Justin Vernon sheds the mask of Bon Iver on the sparse and aching SABLE, By Emma Keates October 17, 2024 | 7:00am
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The Smile's Cutouts might be Thom Yorke's most fun record to date By Ryan Reed October 5, 2024 | 10:00am
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Sophie's final album is a touching tribute, even though it can't capture all that she was By Drew Gillis September 24, 2024 | 11:00am
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LL COOL J is still a force to be reckoned with By Kiana Fitzgerald September 11, 2024 | 9:00am
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Drive-By Truckers' Southern Rock Opera gets even better with time By Stephen Thomas Erlewine July 31, 2024 | 10:00am
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The Police's new Synchronicity box set balances the band's egos By Ron Hart July 26, 2024 | 9:30am
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An underrated John Lennon album finally gets its due By Ron Hart July 12, 2024 | 2:00pm
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C,XOXO reveals Camila Cabello, for better or worse By Drew Gillis June 28, 2024 | 4:00am
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brat is great By Drew Gillis June 7, 2024 | 4:55pm
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St. Vincent (and the rest of the world) starts over on All Born Screaming By Drew Gillis April 26, 2024 | 2:00pm
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Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department is stuck in the past By Mary Kate Carr April 19, 2024 | 4:01am
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Taylor Swift reclaims her glittering pop crown with Midnights By Saloni Gajjar October 21, 2022 | 4:37pm
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Carly Rae Jepsen finds bliss in solitude on The Loneliest Time By Gabrielle Sanchez October 21, 2022 | 3:00pm
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Lou Reed's Words & Music, May 1965 captures a rock legend in the process of being born By Stephen Thomas Erlewine September 16, 2022 | 3:00pm
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Pulse Of The Early Brain shines a light on Stereolab's arty, adventurous side By Stephen Thomas Erlewine September 2, 2022 | 6:00pm
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Angel Olsen's Big Time is an Americana-infused feat on grief and flourishing By Gabrielle Sanchez June 3, 2022 | 5:37pm
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Bloc Party attempts a revival on the uneven Alpha Games By Max Freedman April 28, 2022 | 11:00am
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Fontaines D.C. can’t deliver on the promise of more with Skinty Fia By Lily Moayeri April 21, 2022 | 1:00pm
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Kurt Vile returns—and delivers the goods—on (Watch My Moves) By John Everhart, John Everhart April 15, 2022 | 7:00am
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Wet Leg lives up to the hype on its debut LP By Tatiana Tenreyro April 8, 2022 | 1:00pm
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Father John Misty is an end-times jazz man on Chloë And The Next 20th Century By Paul Veracka April 7, 2022 | 2:30pm
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Red Hot Chili Peppers trade easy hooks for surprising depth on Unlimited Love By Dan Bogosian April 1, 2022 | 11:00am
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The posthumous album from Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg is a soulful look back in time By Alex McLevy March 24, 2022 | 4:00pm
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Weezer’s Spring EP proves the band can still sound like the good old days when it wants to By Tatiana Tenreyro March 21, 2022 | 8:40pm
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Charli XCX veers into her big pop era with CRASH By Gabrielle Sanchez March 18, 2022 | 11:00am
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The music of In/Out/In showcases the extremes of Sonic Youth By Alex McLevy March 17, 2022 | 3:45pm
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Cypress Hill fires up a return to its original sound By Nina Hernandez March 16, 2022 | 11:00am
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Drug Church reimagines ’90s alt-rock with a hardcore edge on the earnest and ass-kicking Hygiene By Alex McLevy March 11, 2022 | 6:54pm
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The Weather Station’s quiet new album of piano ballads speaks volumes By Tabassum Siddiqui March 7, 2022 | 4:00pm
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Nilüfer Yanya continues to mesmerize on her superlative new record By David Brusie March 4, 2022 | 4:00pm
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Basia Bulat’s old songs bloom anew through orchestral arrangements of The Garden By Tabassum Siddiqui February 25, 2022 | 4:00pm
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SASAMI crafts a daring, hot-blooded rock 'n' roll album on Squeeze By Gabrielle Sanchez February 25, 2022 | 2:00pm
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Blood Incantation's Timewave Zero is a death metal album without the death metal By Marty Sartini Garner February 23, 2022 | 2:00pm
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Superchunk’s Wild Loneliness reaffirms the band’s place in the pantheon of indie-rock greats By Alex McLevy February 22, 2022 | 12:00pm
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Hurray For The Riff Raff's Life On Earth struggles to outshine its predecessor By Tatiana Tenreyro February 18, 2022 | 4:40pm
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Beach House spreads some of its most impressive work across the four chapters of Once Twice Melody By Tatiana Tenreyro February 16, 2022 | 4:26pm
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There's a perfect record nestled within the engaging sprawl of Big Thief's new double album By Alex McLevy February 11, 2022 | 3:00pm
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Shamir braves industrial beats—and his trauma—on the remarkable Heterosexuality By Max Freedman February 10, 2022 | 2:00pm
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Spoon's Lucifer On The Sofa finds new meaning in familiar territory By Annie Zaleski February 9, 2022 | 5:00pm
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Beirut’s Artifacts digs up the spirit of early-aughts indie experimentation By John Everhart February 4, 2022 | 12:00pm
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Mitski's previous work casts a looming shadow over the diminished Laurel Hell By Gabrielle Sanchez February 3, 2022 | 12:00pm
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Animal Collective finds the groove—and refuses to leave—on the consistently compelling Time Skiffs By Alex McLevy February 2, 2022 | 12:00pm
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Eels' latest album is full of distortion and frustration, but not enough memorable hooks By David Brusie January 25, 2022 | 2:00pm
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Cordae reflects on his path to stardom from A Bird's Eye View By Nina Hernandez January 18, 2022 | 5:05pm
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Cat Power’s expansive Covers album looks both inward and out By Annie Zaleski January 12, 2022 | 12:00pm
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Avant-pop artist Arca undercuts her musical impact by piling on too much at once By Max Freedman December 3, 2021 | 4:00pm
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Adele reaches new heights on 30, her best album to date By Gabrielle Sanchez November 23, 2021 | 1:00pm
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Converge and friends find an alternative to ripping your face off on Bloodmoon By A.A. Dowd November 18, 2021 | 6:00pm
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Taylor Swift’s Red (Taylor's Version) is a sweeping, profound time machine of an album By Saloni Gajjar November 16, 2021 | 9:15pm
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Courtney Barnett’s Things Take Time, Take Time takes time to enjoy By Tatiana Tenreyro November 16, 2021 | 7:25pm
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Aimee Mann gets theatrical with the Girl, Interrupted-inspired Queens Of The Summer Hotel By Alex McLevy November 5, 2021 | 6:05pm
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Snail Mail’s Valentine is a soul-stirring study in vulnerability and romance By Gabrielle Sanchez November 5, 2021 | 4:40pm
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R.E.M.’s eclectic, road-created New Adventures In Hi-Fi sounds more resonant than ever By Annie Zaleski October 27, 2021 | 3:00pm
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Blue Banisters is the better Lana Del Rey record of 2021 By Tatiana Tenreyro October 22, 2021 | 7:51pm
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BLACKSTARKIDS’ new album Puppies Forever will charm its way into your heart By Alex McLevy October 15, 2021 | 5:30pm
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Lil Nas X’s debut album, MONTERO, is built on queer love, yearning, and grief By Gabrielle Sanchez September 23, 2021 | 1:00pm
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NCT 127 makes a risky but triumphant comeback with Sticker By Shanicka Anderson September 22, 2021 | 7:10pm
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Andrew W.K. takes us to a different kind of rager in God Is Partying By Tatiana Tenreyro September 10, 2021 | 10:05pm
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With HEY WHAT, Low finds the right balance between gorgeous and damaged By Alex McLevy September 10, 2021 | 3:00pm
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Drake meets expectations on Certified Lover Boy, but that's about all he does By Nina Hernandez September 8, 2021 | 7:24pm
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In the week of new Kanye and Drake, Little Simz claims the best rap album crown By Baraka Kaseko September 3, 2021 | 2:31pm
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Kacey Musgraves pens a modern divorce album with help from the classics in Star-Crossed By Gabrielle Sanchez September 2, 2021 | 1:00pm
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Kanye West’s Donda is a bloated, incoherent mess By Nina Hernandez August 31, 2021 | 8:30pm
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Chvrches’ album Screen Violence finds a newly mature band rediscovering its strengths By Alex McLevy August 27, 2021 | 1:00pm
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Indigo De Souza's Any Shape You Take is an indie rock masterwork By Alex McLevy August 26, 2021 | 3:00pm
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Lorde disappears into the sun on Solar Power By Gabrielle Sanchez August 25, 2021 | 4:42pm
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The Joy Formidable's new album tries to see the future but gets caught in the past By Alex McLevy August 20, 2021 | 7:01pm
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Angel Olsen brings emotional intensity to '80s pop hits on Aisles By Tatiana Tenreyro August 19, 2021 | 5:00pm
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Deafheaven waves goodbye to metal—and maybe to what made the band special By A.A. Dowd August 17, 2021 | 6:20pm
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The Killers tell poignant small-town short stories on Pressure Machine By Gwen Ihnat August 13, 2021 | 9:50pm
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Happier Than Ever is mostly a great Billie Eilish album By Alex McLevy August 4, 2021 | 11:00am
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Prince’s posthumous release Welcome 2 America is fantastic. So why did he leave it in the vault? By Noel Murray July 26, 2021 | 6:15pm
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Clairo’s Sling paves a brilliantly inspired and elegantly orchestrated road to comfort By Gabrielle Sanchez July 16, 2021 | 9:20pm
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Doja Cat loses herself in the pop space of Planet Her By Gabrielle Sanchez June 21, 2021 | 4:00pm
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Sleater-Kinney's Path Of Wellness is paved with guitars By Katie Rife June 11, 2021 | 10:32pm
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Rostam soundtracks summer love with the jazzy Changephobia By Tatiana Tenreyro June 4, 2021 | 4:36pm
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You can call it a comeback, but don’t dub Liz Phair's Soberish a “return to form” By Katie Rife June 3, 2021 | 3:00pm
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Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR is so much more than a breakup album By Tatiana Tenreyro May 21, 2021 | 5:00pm
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St. Vincent saunters into the past with the rakish tales of Daddy’s Home By Alex McLevy May 13, 2021 | 11:00am
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Good news, everyone: Van Weezer kicks ass By Alex McLevy May 6, 2021 | 11:00am
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Taylor Swift forges ahead with a dreamy throwback in Fearless (Taylor's Version) By Saloni Gajjar April 9, 2021 | 3:23pm
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Lana Del Rey’s Chemtrails Over The Country Club lives in NFR!’s superior shadow By Tatiana Tenreyro March 23, 2021 | 3:00pm
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With Trent Reznor gone Pixar, The Horrors are ready to be your new Nine Inch Nails By Tatiana Tenreyro March 16, 2021 | 6:10pm
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Julien Baker’s Little Oblivions is her most vulnerable record yet—and her best By Tatiana Tenreyro February 26, 2021 | 12:00pm
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On Open Door Policy, The Hold Steady evolve from bar hounds into lounge lizards By Ashley Naftule February 19, 2021 | 2:00pm
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Hayley Williams’ Flowers For Vases/Descansos dreamily wades between grief and acceptance By Shannon Miller February 8, 2021 | 7:00pm
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With OK Human, Weezer dresses up its pop in retro-’70s clothing By Alex McLevy January 28, 2021 | 2:00pm
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Taylor Swift’s deeply affecting evermore continues folklore’s rich universe-building By Annie Zaleski December 14, 2020 | 3:45pm