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Unknown Mortal Orchestra Go Full-on Psychedelic on 'Sex & Food'
Ruban Nielson and company dig deeper into psychedelia and mix up their sound on their fourth studio album Sex & Food.
25 Apr 2018
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Hinds Polish Up Their Sound on 'I Don't Run' Just Enough Without Losing the Raw Feeling
Madrid-based garage rockers Hinds pull away from their lo-fi roots just a little bit to deliver a fun, versatile second album with I Don't Run.
24 Apr 2018
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Ought Smoothes Out Their Sound on 'Room Inside the World'
On their most polished album to date, Montreal art-rockers Ought strike a balance between the old and the new.
02 Mar 2018
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tUnE-yArDs Dial Back Their World Sound on 'I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life'
New England duo tUnE-yArDs shoot for a more accessible sound on their fourth studio album, I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life.
28 Feb 2018
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The Best Hip-Hop of 2017
The hip-hop story is more exciting to follow than a lot of primetime TV as it changes and adapts, telling stories of so-called "minorities". These are the ten albums that we think tell the biggest stories of 2017's hip-hop scene.
06 Dec 2017
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The Best Indie Rock of 2017
The indie rock genre is wide and unwieldy, but the musicians selected here share an awareness of one's place on the cultural-historical timeline.
04 Dec 2017
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Photay: Onism
Photay's full-length debut is is jam-packed with dense instrumentals that take inspiration from all over the world and all over the musical spectrum.
21 Aug 2017
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Big Thief: Capacity
Big Thief's sophomore release takes on a more reserved sound without sacrificing emotional, quality songwriting.
26 Jul 2017
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Observational Tragedy: Jonathan Coulton's Approach to Songwriting
Jonathan Coulton reveals how his unique balance of comedy and tragedy, optimism and cynicism, and the past and future form the heart of his new multimedia concept album.
22 May 2017
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Goldlink: At What Cost
On the D.C. rapper's first studio album, Goldlink highlights his city but obscures his own perspective.
19 May 2017
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Sun Ra and His Arkestra: Thunder of the Gods
Fifty years after their recording, we can finally hear some of Sun Ra's strangest and most complex compositions.
21 Apr 2017
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Woods: Love Is Love
Woods deliver six new songs about uncertainty, shame, despair, and ultimately hope for a brighter future.
20 Apr 2017
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Flying Microtonal Banana
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's experiments with microtones are ambitious, strange and dense.
12 Apr 2017
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Sleaford Mods: English Tapas
Sleaford Mods call their music "electronic minimalist punk-hop rants for the working class." On their newest album, they are as aggressive, unpolished, and totally unapologetic as ever.
02 Mar 2017
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P.O.S: Chill, Dummy
P.O.S was taken out of commission by kidney failure. Almost five years after his previous album, he's back with a fresh perspective and a renewed energy.
10 Feb 2017
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Ab-Soul: Do What Thou Wilt
Top Dawg's Ab-Soul approaches a lot of interesting thoughts with his newest release, but doesn't explore them fully enough to make them stick.
07 Feb 2017
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The Pop Group: Honeymoon on Mars
The Pop Group's follow up to their 2015 comeback album steers away from classic post-punk and into odd new territory.
09 Jan 2017
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Purling Hiss: High Bias
The Philadelphia-based garage rockers try to broaden their psychedelic edge but cover too much of the same old territory.
31 Oct 2016
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Bon Iver: 22, A Million
With a bold, experimental vision, Justin Vernon and company lose some of the nostalgia and start looking forward.
07 Oct 2016
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The Divine Comedy: Foreverland
With the Divine Comedy's 11th studio album songwriter Neil Hannon delivers romance, comedy, and 18th century Russian history.
13 Sep 2016
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Chook Race: Around the House
Australian bedroom-pop outfit Chook Race put together a vibrant and hopeful breakthrough record.
09 Sep 2016
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