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Eluvium’s stark and evocative False Readings On finds beauty and anxiety in dissonance
By Randall Colburn September 2, 2016 | 5:00am
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The Wedding Present goes 3,000 miles, covers familiar ground on new LP
By kenneth-partridge September 2, 2016 | 5:00am
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Butch Walker’s classic-rock-leaning Stay Gold is nostalgic about roads not taken
By Annie Zaleski August 26, 2016 | 2:00pm
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And The Anonymous Nobody… is De La Soul’s long-awaited but inspired return
By Ryan Bray August 26, 2016 | 5:00am
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Both of Frank Ocean’s new albums are more singular than you think
By Dan Caffrey August 24, 2016 | 9:00pm
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Slow Club’s new album is sleepy, disjointed, and lovely
By Laura M. Browning August 22, 2016 | 3:22pm
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Lydia Loveless’ Real is an adventurous, brutally honest sucker punch
By Annie Zaleski August 19, 2016 | 5:00am
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AJJ widens its appeal on the bigger, weirder The Bible 2
By Eric Swedlund August 19, 2016 | 5:00am
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On Fishing Blues, Atmosphere has crafted its most (cautiously) optimistic album yet
By Dan Caffrey August 12, 2016 | 2:00pm
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Of Montreal’s latest is a deft balancing act
By David Brusie August 12, 2016 | 1:00pm
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Russian Circles transcends the fray with Guidance
By J.J. Anselmi August 5, 2016 | 4:00pm
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Wild Beasts commit to sinister way-out electro on Boy King
By Kevin Warwick August 5, 2016 | 3:00pm
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On its 4th post-reunion offering, Dinosaur Jr. digs deep to unearth its best self
By Ian Thomas August 5, 2016 | 2:00pm
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Wye Oak’s Tween is an enthralling glimpse into roads not taken
By Annie Zaleski August 5, 2016 | 5:00am
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Noname makes black girl magic on Telefone
By Ashley Ray-Harris August 3, 2016 | 2:55pm
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On The King Of Whys, Owen’s the best it’s ever been
By David Anthony July 29, 2016 | 5:00pm
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Billy Talent gets political on the surprisingly mature Afraid Of Heights
By Scott Heisel July 29, 2016 | 3:00pm
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Ringworm delivers a stiff dose of piss and vinegar on the new Snake Church
By Kevin Warwick July 29, 2016 | 2:00pm
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On Hypercaffium Spazzinate, the Descendents sound as vital as ever
By David Anthony July 29, 2016 | 5:00am
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On This Is Gap Dream, Gabe Fulvimar learns uncertainty is part of adulthood
By Ian Thomas July 22, 2016 | 5:00am
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MSTRKRFT’s Operator embraces a looser, DIY punk approach
By Annie Zaleski July 22, 2016 | 5:00am
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New lineup cleans up Heliotropes’ act, with forgettable results
By Chris Mincher July 15, 2016 | 5:00am
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Michael Kiwanuka bests himself on his second album
By Lily Moayeri July 15, 2016 | 5:00am
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Clams Casino’s debut album is his most mixed bag of a mixtape
By Sean O'Neal July 15, 2016 | 5:00am
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Good Charlotte grows old with grace on Youth Authority
By Annie Zaleski July 15, 2016 | 5:00am
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Big Business is back to basics on Command Your Weather
By Zoe Camp July 8, 2016 | 5:00am
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Dance punk drives The Julie Ruin’s personal sophomore album
By Chris Mincher July 8, 2016 | 5:00am
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The Avalanches are back with the breezy, hallucinatory Wildflower
By Sean O'Neal July 8, 2016 | 5:00am
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Blood Orange struggles to find a sense of belonging on Freetown Sound
By Sarah Sahim July 1, 2016 | 5:00am
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Everything about Blink-182’s new record is limp, including the dick jokes
By David Anthony July 1, 2016 | 5:00am
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Bat For Lashes tries to keep the flame alive on The Bride
By Katie Rife July 1, 2016 | 5:00am
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Puro Instinct’s sweltering pop already begins to stagnate
By Chris Mincher June 24, 2016 | 5:00am
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Deerhoof revels in its spastic genius on The Magic
By Zach Schonfeld June 24, 2016 | 5:00am
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DJ Shadow succeeds by again following his restless muse
By Alex McLevy June 24, 2016 | 5:00am
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Hot Hot Heat ends respectable post-punk run with respectable LP
By kenneth-partridge June 24, 2016 | 5:00am
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Plenty pissed off, Nails pleads its case via scorched guitar riffs and rabid blast-beats
By Kevin Warwick June 17, 2016 | 5:00am
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With The Glowing Man, Michael Gira caps off Swans’ golden age of exploration
By Kevin Warwick June 17, 2016 | 5:00am
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Adulthood is such sweet sorrow on Mitski’s powerful Puberty 2
By Katie Rife June 17, 2016 | 5:00am
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Red Hot Chili Peppers add new flavors to the old recipe on The Getaway
By Dan Bogosian June 17, 2016 | 5:00am
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Mumford & Sons take auxiliary role in Afropop adventure
By Chris Mincher June 17, 2016 | 5:00am
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Garbage gets loose on the superlative Strange Little Birds
By Annie Zaleski June 10, 2016 | 5:00am
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Sumac shakes the Earth with What One Becomes
By J.J. Anselmi June 10, 2016 | 5:00am
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Diarrhea Planet stays visceral while growing more versatile on Turn To Gold
By Chris Mincher June 10, 2016 | 5:00am
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Air’s vast 20-year retrospective will put your head in the clouds
By Kevin Warwick June 10, 2016 | 5:00am
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The Kills’ Ash & Ice is uneven electro-shocked blues
By Annie Zaleski June 3, 2016 | 5:00am
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Tegan And Sara are hampered by the curse of being very good
By Alex McLevy June 3, 2016 | 5:00am
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Mourn’s fast follow-up explores alternatives to clamor
By Chris Mincher June 3, 2016 | 5:00am
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Fear Of Men returns with a clear mind and cloudy heart
By Brian Shultz June 3, 2016 | 5:00am
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The Melvins have a wild amount of fun on Basses Loaded
By Sam Blum June 3, 2016 | 5:00am
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After 6 years away, Holy Fuck returns more sinister but no less curious
By Kevin Warwick May 27, 2016 | 5:00am
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Mark Kozelek shows his tender side by singing other artists’ songs
By Dan Caffrey May 27, 2016 | 5:00am
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Broncho ups the drama on slight downer of a third album
By kenneth-partridge May 27, 2016 | 5:00am
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PUP turns tragedy into triumph on its excellent second album
By David Anthony May 27, 2016 | 5:00am
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On Goodness, The Hotelier gets lost in the wilderness and comes out the other side
By David Anthony May 27, 2016 | 5:00am
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Beth Orton makes a clean break from folktronica, with mixed results
By Annie Zaleski May 27, 2016 | 5:00am
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On Teens Of Denial, Car Seat Headrest dares you to buckle in—and you should
By David Brusie May 20, 2016 | 5:00am
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Ariana Grande finds her pop star footing on Dangerous Woman
By Annie Zaleski May 20, 2016 | 5:00am
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Dylan wows again with a second standards album
By kenneth-partridge May 20, 2016 | 5:00am
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Trashcan Sinatras return, reinvigorated and ready to tackle death
By Josh Modell May 16, 2016 | 3:21pm
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Chance The Rapper takes us all to church on Coloring Book
By Evan Rytlewski May 16, 2016 | 2:25pm
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Meghan Trainor tries on a glossy new pop persona, with uneven results
By Alex McLevy May 13, 2016 | 5:00am
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Down In Heaven offers yet another expansion of Twin Peaks’ sound
By Ian Thomas May 13, 2016 | 5:00am
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Black-metal rockers Kvelertak aim for the radio and jugular on Nattesferd
By Jason Bracelin May 13, 2016 | 5:00am
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Modern Baseball grasps at the intangible on powerful, introspective Holy Ghost
By Randall Colburn May 13, 2016 | 5:00am
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Radiohead burns itself clean with a tense and pained new album
By Alex McLevy May 10, 2016 | 4:02pm
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Anohni makes pop music for a world about to burst
By kenneth-partridge May 6, 2016 | 5:00am
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Never not punk, White Lung sounds bigger and more polished than ever on Paradise
By Kevin Warwick May 6, 2016 | 5:00am
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Drake’s would-be magnum opus, Views, plays like Drake Mad Libs
By Evan Rytlewski May 2, 2016 | 4:19pm
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Brian Eno’s dark near-masterpiece is well worth the struggle
By John Hugar April 29, 2016 | 5:00am
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Rob Zombie shows laser-like focus on an engaging, sometimes campy new album
By Annie Zaleski April 29, 2016 | 5:00am
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Aesop Rock blends the personal and abstract on The Impossible Kid
By J.J. Anselmi April 29, 2016 | 5:00am
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Beyoncé’s Lemonade pushes pop music into smarter, deeper places
By Annie Zaleski April 25, 2016 | 9:17pm
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A$AP Ferg raps from the heart on Always Strive And Prosper
By Evan Rytlewski April 25, 2016 | 2:40pm
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Robert Pollard captures the spirit of classic Guided By Voices on Please Be Honest
By John Hugar April 22, 2016 | 5:00am
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Wire uses studio trickery to magnificent effect on Nocturnal Koreans
By Annie Zaleski April 22, 2016 | 5:00am
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Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros shift from sing-alongs to substance
By Chris Mincher April 15, 2016 | 5:00am
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A collaboration with Jesca Hoop reinvigorates Iron And Wine’s Sam Beam
By Eric Swedlund April 15, 2016 | 5:00am
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PJ Harvey travels the world on the eclectic Hope Six Demolition Project
By Zach Schonfeld April 15, 2016 | 5:00am
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M83 is back to save the universe
By John Everhart April 8, 2016 | 5:00am
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Parquet Courts make anxiety and detachment sound refreshing
By Kevin Warwick April 8, 2016 | 5:00am
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Tim Hecker’s compositions are engineered to drift off into the ether
By Kevin Warwick April 8, 2016 | 5:00am
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Restrained and moodier, Frightened Rabbit returns
By Eric Swedlund April 8, 2016 | 5:00am
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Cheap Trick preps for the Rock Hall with a new LP and a vintage perspective
By Kevin Warwick April 1, 2016 | 1:00pm
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Bleached goes on a journey of self-discovery on Welcome The Worms
By Kyle Fowle April 1, 2016 | 1:00pm
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Andrew Bird takes no musical risks on Are You Serious
By Philip Cosores April 1, 2016 | 1:00pm
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Explosions In The Sky finds new paths to old emotions on The Wilderness
By Philip Cosores April 1, 2016 | 5:00am
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Mogwai bridges the gap between film soundtrack and studio album on Atomic
By Randall Colburn April 1, 2016 | 5:00am
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Weezer’s winning streak continues on its self-titled “White Album”
By John Hugar April 1, 2016 | 5:00am
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Tacocat is too fun for forced classifications
By Chris Mincher April 1, 2016 | 5:00am
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Yeasayer gets the balance right on Amen & Goodbye
By Josh Modell April 1, 2016 | 5:00am
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On a new LP, The Joy Formidable simplifies while adding scope
By Chris Mincher March 25, 2016 | 5:00am
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With We Disappear, The Thermals make everything old feel new again
By David Anthony March 25, 2016 | 5:00am
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Patch The Sky finds Bob Mould in spirited, cathartic form
By Ryan Bray March 25, 2016 | 5:00am
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Paul White’s standout production powers Open Mike Eagle’s latest LP
By Chris Mincher March 25, 2016 | 5:00am
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Eric Bachmann is weary and wise on a new solo record
By Eric Swedlund March 25, 2016 | 5:00am
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The Body and Full Of Hell’s new collaboration is a black hole of despair
By J.J. Anselmi March 25, 2016 | 5:00am
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Gwen Stefani goes her own way on This Is What The Truth Feels Like
By Annie Zaleski March 21, 2016 | 4:08pm
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Underworld’s first new album in years demands to be heard
By Alex McLevy March 18, 2016 | 5:00am
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Primal Scream finds calm amongst the chaos
By Lily Moayeri March 18, 2016 | 5:00am
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Iggy Pop bows out gracefully on Post Pop Depression
By Sam Blum March 18, 2016 | 5:00am
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Damien Jurado keeps to the wide-open road on Visions Of Us On The Land
By Kevin Warwick March 18, 2016 | 5:00am
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The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon shines on his solo debut
By Jonah Bayer March 11, 2016 | 6:00am
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Kendrick Lamar is in peak form on To Pimp A Butterfly addendum Untitled Unmastered
By Evan Rytlewski March 7, 2016 | 3:30pm
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Lo-fi legend Robert Pollard tries psychedelia on for size
By Katie Rife March 4, 2016 | 6:00am
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Poliça takes its moody, artsy, R&B-flavored synth-pop to the next level
By kenneth-partridge March 4, 2016 | 6:00am
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Starry-eyed duo La Sera’s new record is pretty but defanged
By Randall Colburn March 4, 2016 | 6:00am
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M. Ward continues to be folk’s safest bet
By John Hugar March 4, 2016 | 6:00am
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Nada Surf conquers sadness with hope on You Know Who You Are
By Jonah Bayer March 4, 2016 | 6:00am
