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Charli xcx Makes the Most of Her Moment With ‘Music, Fashion, Film’
For more than a decade, Charli xcx was a secret weapon, a brazen experimentalist, a raw diarist, and (apologies to Chappell Roan) your favorite artist’s favorite artist. But she was…
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Yard Act Loosen Their Collar and Rock Adventurously on ‘You’re Gonna Need A Little Music’
The British rock band Yard Act has never had much interest in…
Aaron Lee Tasjan Listens to the Spirit of Todd Snider on ‘Get Over It, Underdog’
Everyone praises the outlaw — the outsider, the rebel. But what about…
Steve Lacy Proves He’s One of His Era’s Defining Pop Auteurs With ‘Oh Yeah?’
When Steve Lacy released “Nice Shoes” last summer — a teaser for…
Gracie Abrams Cuts Deep on ‘Daughter From Hell’
“I’m living with a knife in my side/I’m gonna take it for…
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Muse Wow Us Into Submission With Their 10th Album
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The Rolling Stones Continue Their Late-Career Winning Streak With ‘Foreign Tongues’
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“They say a bird in the hand is worth somethin’,…
Olivia Rodrigo Tells a Beautiful, Crushing Love Story
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Lizzo Returns, But It Doesn’t Seem Like Her Heart Is in It
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Modest Mouse Have Some Good News and Some Bad News
On “Remember Yourself,” a elegiac, artfully shambling highlight from the…
Malcolm Todd Blends Genres and Boils Down Big Emotions on ‘Do That Again’
The rising singer-songwriter's second album shows off a bedroom-pop sound…