Aug 11, 2020
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As much as we could all use a good joke these days, an Aussie, a Brit, and an American Southerner walk into a recording studio and emerge with a sublime set of Bob Dylan covers really needs no punchline. More
Aug 11, 2020
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Miami rapper and actor ToBy sketches a warped summer daydream on The Outside. His smooth flow and the sunburnt trap beats set the backdrop for stories that range from reflections on Egyptian mythology to the tolls of excess and meditations on mortality. More
Aug 10, 2020
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“I insist upon my right to be multiple,” intones Taiye Selasi’s modulated voice over skeletal percussion and misty vocal samples on “also also also and and and,” one of græ’s interludes. More
Aug 10, 2020
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The rock-infused orchestral jazz of Jaga Jazzist is somewhat unclassifiable at the best of times, but on Pyramid’s four tracks the band show, if it were possible, yet more willfully abandoned creativity and compositional craft than they have before. More
Aug 07, 2020
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Purple Noon, the fourth full-length album from Washed Out, is built on a foundation of smooth electronics, disarming melodies, and sharp visuals. Musically, it’s a panorama of lush, expressive songs buoyed by Ernest Greene’s penchant for inventing atmosphere. More
Aug 07, 2020
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New Truth, the third album by Los Angeles artist Jenny O. (full name Jennifer Anne Ognibene) was written and recorded against the backdrop to an unexpected and cruel twist of fate. More
Aug 05, 2020
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Jon Hassell is still in the Fourth World, and boy, it sounds like a better place than wherever the hell we are. More
Aug 04, 2020
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The new wave of bands from Ireland enjoying critical acclaim and success in the UK and beyond have often been poetic, brooding, and intense. More
Aug 03, 2020
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Fontaines D.C.’s 2019 debut, Dogrel, placed them among IDLES and Girl Band as rising stars of the post-punk revival, but with an especially literate and distinctly Irish bend to their music. More
