Album Reviews
Modest Mouse Have Some Good News and Some Bad News
Isaac Brock takes stock and zones out on the band's enjoyable, messy new album An Eraser And a Maze
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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 influenced by indie confessionals as R&B valentines
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Kim Petras Gets Back on Track With ‘Detour’
On Detour, Petras finds a path forward with new producers and a clear vision for the future of her career
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The Red Clay Strays Are a Rock Band Both God-Fearing and Ass-Kicking
The Alabama country-rock group level up — and power up — on their excellent new album Grateful
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Ear’s ‘Rumspringa’ Lives in the Tension Between Bedroom and Rave
 The duo’s latest album pairs folk intimacy with electronic catharsis, creating a dreamy coming-of-age record that rewards patience more than immediacy
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Modest Mouse Have Some Good News and Some Bad News
Isaac Brock takes stock and zones out on the band's enjoyable, messy new album An Eraser And a Maze
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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 influenced by indie confessionals as R&B valentines
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Kim Petras Gets Back on Track With ‘Detour’
On Detour, Petras finds a path forward with new producers and a clear vision for the future of her career
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The Red Clay Strays Are a Rock Band Both God-Fearing and Ass-Kicking
The Alabama country-rock group level up — and power up — on their excellent new album Grateful
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Ear’s ‘Rumspringa’ Lives in the Tension Between Bedroom and Rave
 The duo’s latest album pairs folk intimacy with electronic catharsis, creating a dreamy coming-of-age record that rewards patience more than immediacy
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Boards of Canada Are Back Like They’ve Never Left
On Inferno, their first studio album in 13 years, the Scottish electronic production duo prove nobody is better at their kind of limpid lullabies
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Latto Leans Into Romantic Rap on ‘Big Mama’
The star proves she’s a Southern-rap stalwart who spits as hard as anyone — even if the big-love themes can feel like too much of a good thing
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Paul McCartney Looks Back in Splendor With a New Solo Masterpiece
The Boys of Dungeon Lane is a richly nostalgic trip that proves this legend is still as creative as ever
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The All-American Rejects Are Rebels Without a Cause on ‘Sandbox’
The band return with strong but scattered songs on their first LP in 14 years
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Drake’s ‘Iceman’ Trilogy Turns ‘Not Like Us’ Inside Out
Across three new albums, the superstar reframes Kendrick Lamar’s victory as a symptom of the internet’s increasingly rigid authenticity politics
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