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Fruit Bats Find Treasures in the Detritus on the Full-Band Album ‘The Landfill’
“They say a bird in the hand is worth somethin’, but I forget what,” Eric D. Johnson sings on “The Saddest Part of the Song,” the sweeping opening track on his…
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Lizzo Returns, But It Doesn’t Seem Like Her Heart Is in It
Some cultural curios can make you realize just how long ago 2019…
Modest Mouse Have Some Good News and Some Bad News
On “Remember Yourself,” a elegiac, artfully shambling highlight from the new Modest…
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 that’s as…
Kim Petras Gets Back on Track With ‘Detour’
Midway through Kim Petras’ latest album Detour, there’s “Brutalist,” a song about…
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Superproducer Rostam Delivers a Deep Solo Gem
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Cola Make Modern Alienation Sound Radically Original on ‘Cost of Living Adjustment’
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Isaiah Rashad Dodges Stereotypes and Stays Honest on ‘It’s Been Awful’
At the center of Isaiah Rashad’s third album, It’s Been…
Tori Amos Shares a Mystical Tale of Escape and Dragons
Early on her 18th album, Tori Amos sings of being…
Kacey Musgraves Heads Home to Find Some Truth on ‘Middle of Nowhere’
Kacey Musgraves has traveled far and wide across her 14-year…
The Black Keys Dig Deep Into Their Record Collection and Find Plenty of Gold
The long-running duo go back to the blues for new…