reviews
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![Matt Mays' 'Dog City' Turns a Corny Concept into a Heartwarming Experiment]()
ReviewsMatt Mays' 'Dog City' Turns a Corny Concept into a Heartwarming Experiment Published May 22, 2020Some philosophical topics — freedom, unity, love — are hard to break down and understand through conventional means. Few of us are Socrates,...
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![Revenge Stick to Their Tried and True Primal Metal Sound on 'Strike.Smother.Dehumanize']()
ReviewsRevenge Stick to Their Tried and True Primal Metal Sound on 'Strike.Smother.Dehumanize' Published May 22, 2020War metal, chaotic black metal, bestial black metal — there have been many names for Revenge's raw, primal sound. Whatever you call it, it's...
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![Owen Pallett Refines His Quirks on Tender, Melancholic Surprise Album 'Island']()
ReviewsOwen Pallett Refines His Quirks on Tender, Melancholic Surprise Album 'Island' Published May 22, 2020At this point in his career, Owen Pallett has quietly done it all, earning a deep respect and becoming a highly sought-after collaborator, w...
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![Daniel Romano's 'Spider Bite' Is a Rich Tribute to '70s Punk]()
ReviewsDaniel Romano's 'Spider Bite' Is a Rich Tribute to '70s Punk Published May 22, 2020Daniel Romano switches gears (and time periods) for Spider Bite, his sixth album of 2020 so far. Romano, the father of "mosey," embodies a v...
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![Young M.A's 'Red Flu' EP Is the Party Before the Storm]()
ReviewsYoung M.A's 'Red Flu' EP Is the Party Before the Storm Published May 22, 2020Only months after debut album Herstory in the Making, Brooklyn emcee and entrepreneur Young M.A isn't slowing down but only perfecting her c...
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![The 1975's 'Notes on a Conditional Form' Is Less Navel Gazey Than It Has Any Right to Be]()
ReviewsThe 1975's 'Notes on a Conditional Form' Is Less Navel Gazey Than It Has Any Right to Be Published May 22, 2020The 1975 have built a career taking familiar sounds and pushing them into unfamiliar places. It's a thread that winds throughout their disco...
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![Breakups Never Sounded so Good as on Best Ex's 'Good at Feeling Bad']()
ReviewsBreakups Never Sounded so Good as on Best Ex's 'Good at Feeling Bad' Published May 21, 2020Best Ex deliver an EP of anthems for the greyer times of this season. Described by project mastermind Mariel Loveland as the "greatest hits...
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![Lindy Vopnfjörð Keeps Things Light and Varied on 'State of the Heart']()
ReviewsLindy Vopnfjörð Keeps Things Light and Varied on 'State of the Heart' Published May 21, 2020With his classically raspy voice and rhythms that encourage the tapping of toes, listening to Hamilton-based singer-songwriter Lindy Vopnfjö...
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![Madchester Great Tim Burgess Channels the Past While Pushing Forward on 'I Love the New Sky']()
ReviewsMadchester Great Tim Burgess Channels the Past While Pushing Forward on 'I Love the New Sky' Published May 21, 2020The best-case scenario for a veteran artist is to make music that recaptures what originally made their art great while also moving their cr...
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![TALsounds Finds Focus in Improvisation on Exploratory 'Acquiesce']()
ReviewsTALsounds Finds Focus in Improvisation on Exploratory 'Acquiesce' Published May 21, 2020Chicago-based sound artist Natalie Chami is one-third of Good Willsmith, the house band of experimental electronic label Hausu Mountain. Her...
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![Active Surplus's Self-Titled EP Is the Soundtrack for the Dance Floor and the Comedown]()
ReviewsActive Surplus's Self-Titled EP Is the Soundtrack for the Dance Floor and the Comedown Published May 21, 2020Earlier this year, Active Surplus — the Toronto duo composed of Evan Vincent (Emissive) and Ian Syrett — made their debut on Vancouver's Pac...
