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John Moreland's 'LP5' Finds Strength in Simplicity
Americana's John Moreland has a deep voice and sings without affectation. There's an honesty in his straightforward delivery and something down-to-earth even in his most lofty sentiments.
04 Feb 2020
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The Revillos Reprise Their DayGlo Pop-Rock on 'Compendium of Weird'
A collection of ragged rehearsal recordings, out-takes, and alternate versions that is actually worth the price of admission? The Revillos have pulled it off.
04 Feb 2020
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Electronic Artist Burial Creates Flawless Music of Bewilderment and Compassion
Burial's Tunes 2011-2019 is music that describes our alienation while it also provides us no little comfort in the face of that gloomy reality. This is flawless music of bewilderment and compassion in equal measure.
03 Feb 2020
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Asa Tone's Debut 'Temporary Music' Balances Technology and Nature
Melati Malay, Tristan Arp, and Kaazi team up as Asa Tone for Temporary Music, which mixes traditional Indonesian instrumentation and electronics.
03 Feb 2020
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TORRES' 'Silver Tongue' Offers a Subtle Geography of Desire
TORRES' Silver Tongue is her most mature release to date. Its nine songs, all evocative and transporting, strive toward a new vocabulary for connection, confidence, and queer love.
03 Feb 2020
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Drive-By Truckers Are Sadder and Angrier on 'The Unraveling'
Once Drive-By Truckers' The Unraveling hits the fourth song, "Thoughts and Prayers", the album dives headlong into the nightmares of the United States in 2020.
03 Feb 2020
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Trey Anastasio Band Bring Spirit Family Together in the City of Angels
It's Trey Anastasio Band's newer songs that most energize their audience, which a testament to the creative wave that Anastasio has been riding for the past few years.
02 Feb 2020
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Black Lips Create a Killer Country Record, Infused with Lo-fi Garage Rock
Black Lips concoct a lustful mix of cocaine country, psych stomp, and honky-tonk fire and brimstone on Sing in a World That's Falling Apart.
31 Jan 2020
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Futurebirds Play to Their Strengths on 'Teamwork'
Indie country-rockers Futurebirds return with a renewed focus on Teamwork, but the album would benefit from taking more risks.
31 Jan 2020
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Dune Rats Strike Back with More Grown-up Sound on 'Hurry Up and Wait'
Dune Rats are, without a doubt, a rebel-rousing bunch whose call-outs, curse-outs, and amateurish stunts have earned them mass appeal with an audience just as eager to stick it to the man alongside them.
31 Jan 2020
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Meghan Trainor's 'Treat Myself' Has Us Questioning How Deep Feminism Runs in the Music Industry
Meghan Trainor's Treat Myself delivers the usual lip service to feminism that branding agencies employ to beef up the portfolios of their sexy, feminine clientele.
31 Jan 2020
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Mint Julep Serve Up Luminous Synthpop with 'Stray Fantasies'
Husband and wife duo, Mint Julep take a break from their respective solo projects and release a collection of smart, danceable earworms, Stray Fantasies.
30 Jan 2020
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Art and Politics Go Hand in Hand on Algiers' 'There Is No Year'
Algiers are what would result if Verso Books turned into an art rock band. This is a very good thing.
30 Jan 2020
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Caspian's Wall-of-Sound Post-Rock Is Handwritten Large with 'On Circles'
Caspian's On Circles follows in the footsteps of 2015's beatific Dust and Disquiet. It's a big album with its details writ small.
30 Jan 2020
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Kesha Makes Partying Sound Like a Chore on 'High Road'
Kesha's fourth album, High Road, struggles to find something interesting about her new flask-toting flower child persona.
30 Jan 2020
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Alhaji Bai Konte, Dembo Konte, and Ma Lamini Jobate Perform 'Gambian Griot Kora Duets' (album review)
Over 40 years after its original release, Gambian Griot Kora Duets remains blissfully exciting. It's available on vinyl this Friday.
29 Jan 2020
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Throbbing Gristle's 2004 EP 'TG Now' Offered Hope for the Future (album review)
The demon stepchild shadowing punk's footsteps in the 1970s, Throbbing Gristle, returned in this new century making the case that they had something new to say with TG Now.
29 Jan 2020
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Lord Invader and His Calypso Group Go On 'Calypso Travels'
Classic calypso from Lord Invader brings us incisive historical commentary with a new reissue of 1960's Calypso Travels.
28 Jan 2020
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Mute's Throbbing Gristle Reissue Campaign Enters the Reformation Years
In the latest component of a comprehensive reissue series, three limited-edition releases from the 2004-2007 iteration of Throbbing Gristle are back in print. We begin with Live December 2004: A Souvenir of Camber Sands.
28 Jan 2020
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German Producer Recondite Creates Emotive, Reflective Soundscapes on 'Dwell'
With Dwell, Recondite has once again created a superior set of sensitive, multi-layered compositions full of subtle shades that seem to exist in their own time and place.
28 Jan 2020
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Ross Goldstein's 'Timoka' Is an Ominous Collection of Dark Instrumental Beauty
Composer Ross Goldstein forges a challenging musical path on his latest album, Timoka, a wondrous collection of dark, often bleak instrumental compositions.
27 Jan 2020
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Terry Allen and the Panhandle Mystery Band Go on Expedition 'Just Like Moby Dick'
Texas country artist Terry Allen has a sinister sense of humor that he uses to lighten up Just Like Moby Dick and add emotional depth to seemingly innocent situations.
27 Jan 2020
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Exploring Tuareg Music of the Southern Sahara
A vinyl reissue of Tuareg Music of the Southern Sahara sheds light on the folk origins of today's thriving Saharan rock scene.
27 Jan 2020
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Squarepusher Proves IDM Is Still Fresh and Full of Possibilities on 'Be Up a Hello'
Squarepusher's Be Up a Hello asserts that what some would consider an outmoded sound palette can still be mined for fresh ideas, that IDM in its golden-age variety has yet to reach its zenith.
27 Jan 2020
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Los Lobos Rock the Fillmore for "Bill's 89th Birthday Bash"
From their early garage band days in East LA to national acclaim and ongoing status as a perennial Fillmore favorite, Los Lobos have truly become a cultural institution.
24 Jan 2020
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Colin Stetson Goes to the Movies with Loud, Garish 'Color Out of Space'
Adventurous multi-instrumentalist Colin Stetson scores the new horror film from director Richard Stanley, Color Out of Space, and it's a noisy, deeply enjoyable headphone trip.
24 Jan 2020
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Wire's 'Mind Hive' Shows the Post-Punk Band at Their Inimitable Best
Post-punk pioneers Wire continue their late period renaissance with a new synthesis of all of their most endearing qualities on Mind Hive.
24 Jan 2020
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Pet Shop Boys Deliver Another Glorious, Smart, and Relevant Pop Album with 'Hotspot'
Four decades in the music business is no small feat, and yet the Pet Shop Boys enter the new decade sounding just as current and catchy as the pop landscape they helped construct.
24 Jan 2020
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Only After Dark: A Boxed Presentation of Mick Ronson's 1970s
The late David Bowie sideman, Mick Ronson may not have relished the solo spotlight but he still left behind a trove of rock goodies.
24 Jan 2020
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Joshua Redman and Brooklyn Rider: Sun on Sand
Composer and jazz collaborator Patrick Zimmerli has written a set of themes for string quartet and jazz saxophone trio—and some of the time it all takes off flying.
23 Jan 2020
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Kanye West's New Sunday Service Choir Sings... A Lot
Kanye West's Sunday Service Choir create a debut, Jesus Is Born, that's powerful and, at times, repetitive.
23 Jan 2020
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Solas' Seamus Egan Goes Solo For First Time on 23 Years
Seamus Egan, founder of traditional Irish folk band Solas, goes solo with Early Bright. The masterclass here is one not necessarily to impress the intellect as much to leave an impression on the heart and soul.
23 Jan 2020
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Frank Lenz Creates a Playful, Mad Scientist Vibe with the Wonderful 'Pyramid'
The latest album from accomplished composer and session drummer, Frank Lenz, is equal parts experimental, amusing, and oddly funky.
23 Jan 2020
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Bill Fay's Second Act Continues With 'Countless Branches'
One of Britain's most underrated singer-songwriters is going from strength to strength in his 70s. As ever, Bill Fay focuses on the search for meaning and substance in everyday life.
22 Jan 2020
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'Amazones Power' Is a Fresh Modern Chapter for Les Amazones d'Afrique
New voices bring fresh new perspectives to all-woman powerhouse supergroup L'Amazones d'Afrique on their bold sophomore release Amazones Power.
22 Jan 2020
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Andy Shauf Shines a Light on 'The Neon Skyline'
On The Neon Skyline, Andy Shauf reminisces about the bad as well as the good with the fuzziness of alcohol cushioning the blows of memory. Life continues, he notes, even if it doesn't always progress.
22 Jan 2020
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