Reviews
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Kanye West, 'Yeezus' (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
Just to make thangs interesting, let's start this off in the gooey middle: Yeezus' midway point, whe...
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Jason Isbell, 'Southeastern' (Southeastern/Thirty Tigers)
"Saw my guts / Saw my glory / It would make a great story / If I could ever remember it right," Jaso...
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Fat Tony, 'Smart Ass Black Boy' (Young One)
Exactly what kind of Smart Ass rapper is Fat Tony?...
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Black Sabbath, '13' (Vertigo/Universal)
A reading from the Book of Sabbath, Chapter 13:[1] In the beginning was the Tone, and the Tone was w...
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The Lonely Island, 'The Wack Album' (Republic)
Just how funny is whiteness?...
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Surfer Blood, 'Pythons' (Kanine/Warner Bros.)
Pythons, the second album from Florida's Surfer Blood makes no secret of the band's desire to reach ...
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Deafheaven, 'Sunbather' (Deathwish Inc.)
Sunbather, the second LP from San Francisco black-metal modifiers Deafheaven, sculpts the anxiety, t...
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Boards of Canada, 'Tomorrow's Harvest' (Warp)
Right now, throughout the Atlantic Eastern Seaboard, red-eyed cicada nymphs are emerging from a 17-y...
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Megadeth, 'Super Collider' (Tradecraft/UME)
Dave Mustaine has always come with baggage attached, and as the Guy Who Got Booted From Metallica, t...
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Laura Mvula, 'Sing to the Moon' (RCA Victor)
Sing to the Moon begins with a florid blossom of vocal harmonies, of many Laura Mvulas, the English ...
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