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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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Raye Goes for Broke on the Wildly Ambitious ‘This Music May Contain Hope’
“I warned you, dear listener, didn’t I?” Raye declares halfway…
Charlie Puth Finally Finds His Sweet Spot
With some great pop pastiche and revealing lyrics, Whatever's Clever…
Neurosis Know You’re Hurting. Their Stunning New Album Is a Life Preserver
Heavy metal, at least as God and Black Sabbath originally…
Robyn Drops Blunt Tales of Grown-Up Freedom on ‘Sexistential’
Robyn has already lived so many lives. The Swedish teen-pop…
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso Are Top-Notch Musicians With Little Left to Say on ‘Free Spirits’
Looking back, the viral Tiny Desk session that Ca7riel &…
Jokes Aside, Jack Harlow’s New Album Is Not Half Bad
First, the elephant in the room. Ahead of the release…