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Album Review: Kevin Morby – Sundowner

Carlo ThomasOctober 20, 2020

Sundowner isn’t a quarantine album per se. After all, Kevin Morby wrote these songs in his hometown of Kansas City in 2018, in a backyard shed-turned-studio, u...

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Album Review: Autechre – SIGN

Jeremy J. FisetteOctober 19, 2020

UK electronic duo Autechre have been steadily releasing material since 1993, and even though they have a very distinct and identifiable aesthetic, they also co...

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Album Review: T.I. – The L.I.B.R.A.

Chase McMullenOctober 19, 2020

Let’s face it, T.I. cannot be stopped. The man behind the moniker is responsible for more than his fair share of cultural sins, having been chiefly responsible...

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Album Review: Open Mike Eagle – Anime, Trauma and Divorce

Tim SentzOctober 16, 2020

In the pantheon of emotive music out there, none can be as truly devastating as the explicit detail of a relationship breaking down. Such is the pilgrimage L.A...

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Album Review: Helena Deland – Someone New

Grady PennaOctober 16, 2020

After her 2016 inaugural EP, Drawing Room, Canadian musician Helena Deland decided on an unorthodox approach to releasing her music. She chose to break up her ...

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Album Review: Matt Berninger – Serpentine Prison

Ray FinlaysonOctober 15, 2020

It's normally a pretty big deal when the lead singer of one of most famous indie bands decides to release a solo album but for Matt Berninger it seems hardly a...

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Album Review: SAULT – Untitled (Rise)

Jeremy MonroeOctober 15, 2020

When SAULT surfaced out of nowhere in May of last year with their debut album, 5, we knew next to nothing about them. Nearly 18 months later, nothing much abou...

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Album Review: Jay Electronica – Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn)

Tim SentzOctober 15, 2020

Earlier this year, Louisiana rapper Jay Electronica released his debut album A Written Testimony, aided heavily by the presence of Jay-Z, the very man who jump...

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Album Review: METZ – Atlas Vending

Tim SentzOctober 14, 2020

Springing into the scene in 2012, Metz – the trio of Alex Edkins, Chris Slorach, and Hayden Menzies – have previously delivered three epic albums of intense sc...

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Album Review: Slow Pulp – Moveys

Carlo ThomasOctober 14, 2020

Today, the idea of an inside joke seems almost implausible. It requires a shared experience, a “you had to be there” moment. Yet, most experiences are virtual,...

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