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8/15/19

11:00 AM

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The Hold Steady makes a loose, welcome return to Thrashing Thru The Passion

Jesse Hassenger

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8/14/19

1:30 PM

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Sleater-Kinney is down, but not defeated, on The Center Won’t Hold

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7/29/19

12:50 PM

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Chance The Rapper celebrates union on his triumphant studio release The Big Day

Adam Isaac Itkoff

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6/26/19

11:00 AM

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Freddie Gibbs and Madlib go 2 for 2 with the head-spinning Bandana

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6/12/19

7:00 AM

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Bruce Springsteen tries to lose himself under the cinematic scope of Western Stars

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5/24/19

9:00 AM

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Left-field cameos fuel Flying Lotus’ latest odyssey, Flamagra

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5/23/19

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Relationship status with Morrissey’s new covers album: It’s complicated

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5/16/19

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The National takes a deep breath on the revelatory I Am Easy To Find

Randall Colburn

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5/2/19

9:00 AM

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Vampire Weekend brilliantly stretches its own definition on Father Of The Bride

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4/19/19

1:00 PM

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Lizzo loves herself, and learns to love somebody else, on the empowered yet tender Cuz I Love You

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4/5/19

1:00 PM

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Weyes Blood ascends to new musical heights on the lush, cinematic Titanic Rising

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3/26/19

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LPX is the American Robyn, and her new EP proves she’s ready for pop stardom

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3/22/19

11:00 AM

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More empathetic than incendiary, this is still Andrew Bird’s Finest Work Yet

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3/20/19

1:00 PM

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Singing like she never has before, Jenny Lewis puts it all On The Line

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3/1/19

11:00 AM

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What more do you want from Weezer at this point?

Jesse Hassenger

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2/25/19

12:15 PM

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Two new rarities albums show the songs Alex Chilton was in love with

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2/11/19

3:00 PM

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Ariana Grande has no fucks to spare on the thrilling Thank U, Next

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1/22/19

12:01 PM

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James Blake’s Assume Form is both a surprising twist and a logical conclusion

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1/17/19

1:00 PM

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Sharon Van Etten embraces the here and now on Remind Me Tomorrow

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1/16/19

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Deerhunter’s eighth LP is a sci-fi salve for 21st-century anxiety

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