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Paris Paloma’s Fatal Flaw is overexplanation
By Grace Robins-Somerville September 18, 2026 | 1:30pm
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beabadoobee finds something brave and sacred on Pylon
By Miranda Wollen September 18, 2026 | 11:00am
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Orville Peck drops the mask on Mule
By Grant Sharples September 18, 2026 | 10:00am
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Beck is occasionally peerless on Ride Lonesome
By Grant Sharples September 17, 2026 | 11:00am
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Day and Night is Carly Rae Jepsen’s strangest, most musically voracious work to date
By Dash Lewis September 17, 2026 | 10:00am
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Mastodon’s grief for Brent Hinds is Marrow Deep
By Andy Crump September 14, 2026 | 12:30pm
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Sylvan Esso weather disaster on Ow ∞
By Grace Robins-Somerville September 13, 2026 | 4:00pm
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The Tubs ruin pop music in their own image on Hard Life
By Grant Sharples September 12, 2026 | 11:00am
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Yours Sincerely tames Haruomi Hosono's restless genius
By Mariam Abdel-Razek September 11, 2026 | 12:00pm
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Rebecca Black gets lost in her references on Age of the Exhibitionist
By Grace Robins-Somerville September 10, 2026 | 4:30pm
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This Is Lorelei’s The Singer in My Band is an album for you and me
By Grant Sharples September 9, 2026 | 12:00pm
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Dinosaur Jr.'s consistency is a virtue on There Near
By Grace Robins-Somerville September 8, 2026 | 5:20pm
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On Long Way Home, Stella Lefty has no clue where she’s going
By Abby Jones September 7, 2026 | 12:30pm
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Asher White puts love in the groove
By Mariam Abdel-Razek September 5, 2026 | 11:00am
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Sleep’s Hempispheres will keep you up at night
By Andy Crump September 4, 2026 | 12:00pm
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Lily Seabird soars on the astonishing Lightspheres On Their Way
By Matt Melis September 4, 2026 | 10:00am
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Chat Pile make grotesque music for a grotesque world on Who Loves the Sun
By Grant Sharples September 3, 2026 | 12:18pm
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Alex Warren is aggressively inoffensive on WILDCHILD
By Casey Epstein-Gross September 1, 2026 | 10:10am
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Alabama Shakes wake up to a changed world on I Must Be Dreaming
By Sam Rosenberg August 31, 2026 | 9:00am
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KATSEYE is Cocomelon for TikTok tweens on WILD
By Casey Epstein-Gross August 30, 2026 | 9:00am
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Ty Segall lets his heavy side loose on Chrome
By Luke Cartledge August 28, 2026 | 10:00am
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Saul Williams seeks out ugly truths on Leap Life
By Mariam Abdel-Razek August 28, 2026 | 9:30am
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Lambchop’s 17th album makes a hymn out of a failed America
By Miranda Wollen August 27, 2026 | 4:30pm
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Brennan Wedl crash-lands in the spotlight on her ANTI- debut
By Grace Robins-Somerville August 21, 2026 | 12:30pm
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Materia reveals new mysteries in Julia Holter’s voice
By Ryan Reed August 21, 2026 | 10:00am
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Brandon Flowers’ new solo album is all pastiche and little panache
By Grant Sharples August 21, 2026 | 9:00am
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Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going is Squirrel Flower’s storied travelogue
By Grant Sharples August 20, 2026 | 10:00am
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Friendship powers perfection on Westside Cowboy's It Goes On
By Matt Mitchell August 19, 2026 | 9:00am
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Dance music is Icona Pop’s medicine on the uneven Ritual
By Miranda Wollen August 16, 2026 | 12:30pm
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Predictability clouds Jungle’s Sunshine
By Mariam Abdel-Razek August 15, 2026 | 9:00am
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Hovvdy’s Big World grows even more beautiful
By Ryan Reed August 14, 2026 | 10:00am
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Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal team up for a delirious tragicomedy on DOOMED!
By Grant Sharples August 14, 2026 | 9:30am
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Sweeping Promises put some muscle into You Say I Romanticize
By Luke Cartledge August 13, 2026 | 9:00am
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L’Rain is in full control on the magical fata morgana
By Grant Sharples August 12, 2026 | 10:00am
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Phoebe Bridgers finds her spirit on Lost Weekend
By Abby Jones August 10, 2026 | 11:30am
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Chuck Timely & the Hourglass is enjoyable, box-mix Americana
By Miranda Wollen August 8, 2026 | 9:00am
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Ravyn Lenae shapeshifts on Blue Island
By Cassidy Sollazzo August 7, 2026 | 10:00am
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The Mountain Goats dare to look back on the wry, impassioned Days
By Matt Melis August 7, 2026 | 9:00am
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Man/Woman/Chainsaw luxuriate in thrilling chaos on Cannonball
By Ryan Reed August 6, 2026 | 10:30am
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Overmono pay heed to the physical on Pure Devotion
By Grant Sharples August 6, 2026 | 9:30am
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Portraits of Tracy’s pop culture fever dream turns influence into instinct
By Grace Robins-Somerville August 5, 2026 | 10:00am
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Ariana Grande wilts on petal
By Sam Rosenberg July 31, 2026 | 9:00am
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Life imitates art imitates death in Music, Fashion, Film
By Grace Robins-Somerville July 24, 2026 | 12:00pm
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The Strokes rebound with the bizarre but impressive Reality Awaits
By Ryan Reed July 24, 2026 | 11:30am
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IAN SWEET pauses at the threshold of a breakthrough on Shiverstruck
By Hayden Merrick July 24, 2026 | 11:00am
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Late to Set is typical Alex Cameron fare, for better or worse
By Nathan Stevens July 23, 2026 | 10:05am
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On Daughter from Hell, Gracie Abrams' sound is stuck in purgatory
By Grace Robins-Somerville July 20, 2026 | 1:00pm
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Gary Stewart’s revival gets another boost on One Track Mind
By Matt Mitchell July 19, 2026 | 11:05am
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Swapmeet linger at the ledge on Mount Zero
By Miranda Wollen July 17, 2026 | 11:00am
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Nia Archives pushes jungle music toward indie pop on Emotional Junglist
By Elise Soutar July 17, 2026 | 9:00am
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Laurie Duo thrives in slow deterioration on Day
By Matt Mitchell July 14, 2026 | 9:30am
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Twisted Teens chart new swamps on second album of 2026
By Casey Epstein-Gross July 13, 2026 | 11:30am
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Suki Waterhouse lacks artistic perspective on Loveland
By Cassidy Sollazzo July 10, 2026 | 11:00am
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Finn Wolfhard lights up on the confident, stylish Fire from the Hip
By Sam Rosenberg July 10, 2026 | 10:30am
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Jack White's renaissance continues on Frozen Charlotte
By Grant Sharples July 10, 2026 | 9:30am
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The Rolling Stones can't sand down the monotony of Foreign Tongues
By Grant Sharples July 9, 2026 | 9:00am
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new avatar is Kelela’s most accomplished record yet
By Luke Cartledge July 8, 2026 | 11:00am
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mary in the junkyard flex formidable muscles on adventurous debut Role Model Hermit
By Matt Melis July 7, 2026 | 10:30am
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MY SKYSCRAPER is a timeless portrayal of New York City’s cultural prime
By Andy Steiner July 6, 2026 | 12:00pm
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Madonna is loose, limber, and ready to party again on Confessions II
By Sam Rosenberg July 6, 2026 | 10:00am
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Low Cut Connie push back against the regime on Livin in the USA
By Eric R. Danton July 2, 2026 | 11:00am
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Snarls take a psychedelic death drive on In Heaven There’s Rainbows
By Grace Robins-Somerville July 2, 2026 | 9:30am
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Lizzo’s comeback statement is muddled on BITCH
By Miranda Wollen July 1, 2026 | 9:00am
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Ana Roxanne finds harmony and wholeness on Poem 1
By Nathan Stevens June 30, 2026 | 10:00am
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Beth Orton’s The Ground Above marks a life-affirming return
By Matt Melis June 29, 2026 | 10:00am
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The kids aren’t alright on Atta Boy’s Silt
By Miranda Wollen June 29, 2026 | 9:00am
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On Spontaneous Music Live, SML stakes its claim as one of America’s best bands
By Mariam Abdel-Razek June 27, 2026 | 9:00am
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Chanel Beads balances the real and unreal on Your Day Will Come
By Grant Sharples June 26, 2026 | 11:00am
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Harmony Tividad lives in the moment on Lifetime
By Sam Rosenberg June 26, 2026 | 10:40am
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waterbaby shines sweetly on Memory Be A Blade
By Miranda Wollen June 25, 2026 | 10:30am
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Tasha breathes life into the orchestral indie-pop compliments of You Are Spring!
By Hayden Merrick June 24, 2026 | 12:30pm
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A near-death experience delivers transcendence on Ibrahim Alfa Jnr.’s Infinite Black Inside
By Nathan Stevens June 23, 2026 | 1:30pm
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Sublime’s first album in 30 years can’t decide whether it’s a memorial or a reanimation
By Casey Epstein-Gross June 22, 2026 | 3:17pm
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YHWH Nailgun make good use of 11 minutes on Magazine
By Matt Mitchell June 16, 2026 | 11:00am
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On dream island, alyzea longs for 2006
By Nathan Stevens June 16, 2026 | 9:30am
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Olivia Rodrigo chases hope in every form on you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
By Cassidy Sollazzo June 15, 2026 | 3:10pm
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Tori Amos spins a compelling but uneven allegory on In Times of Dragons
By Mariam Abdel-Razek June 14, 2026 | 9:00am
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Kelsey Lu’s haunting chamber-folk reaches for life’s mysteries
By Lydia Wei June 12, 2026 | 11:00am
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Modern Woman are the next great voice of art-rock on Johnny's Dreamworld
By Casey Epstein-Gross June 11, 2026 | 12:00pm
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Fruit Bats consider what-ifs on The Landfill
By Eric R. Danton June 11, 2026 | 9:30am
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Widowspeak turn everyday ephemera into love songs on Roses
By Miranda Wollen June 8, 2026 | 3:30pm
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of Montreal’s aethermead is some of their warmest, most vulnerable work in years
By Ryan Reed June 6, 2026 | 9:00am
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Vince Staples makes a compelling artistic shift on Cry Baby
By Grant Sharples June 5, 2026 | 10:00am
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An Eraser and A Maze is Modest Mouse’s least compelling album yet
By Ricky Adams June 5, 2026 | 9:30am
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Death Cab for Cutie wade into rough waters on the stunning I Built You a Tower
By Ryan Reed June 5, 2026 | 9:00am
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References are more decorative than distinctive on Violet Grohl’s debut album
By Grace Robins-Somerville June 4, 2026 | 11:30am
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teodioteodio’s debut album is powerful, if not a hair overlong
By Nathan Stevens June 3, 2026 | 10:00am
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villagerrr is strange and self-assured on Carousel
By Miranda Wollen June 2, 2026 | 3:00pm
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Gregory Uhlmann finds Extra Stars in his pageant of improvisation
By Matt Mitchell June 2, 2026 | 11:30am
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Willie Nelson rides on with the poignant Dream Chaser
By Matt Melis June 1, 2026 | 1:30pm
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Kurt Vile makes a home out of Philadelphia’s been good to me
By Casey Epstein-Gross June 1, 2026 | 12:00pm
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Greg Mendez’s sideways humor and blunt observations pave the way in Beauty Land
By Nathan Stevens May 29, 2026 | 9:00am
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An air of finality looms over Boards of Canada’s Inferno
By Grant Sharples May 29, 2026 | 9:00am
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Iceage’s For Love of Grace & the Hereafter turns destruction into bacchanalia
By Grant Sharples May 28, 2026 | 9:30am
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Paul McCartney gets nostalgic and delightfully quirky on The Boys of Dungeon Lane
By Ryan Reed May 28, 2026 | 9:00am
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feeble little horse searches for music’s future in the pixelated tangle of bitknot
By Grace Robins-Somerville May 27, 2026 | 9:30am
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Cola’s Cost of Living Adjustment is a sharp, restless feat of self-definition
By Casey Epstein-Gross May 24, 2026 | 3:30pm
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The sound of Jeff Parker and his ETA IVtet explodes outward and upward in Happy Today
By Mariam Abdel-Razek May 23, 2026 | 9:00am
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Nothing sounds accidental on Bill Orcutt and Mabe Fratti’s Almost Waking
By Grant Sharples May 22, 2026 | 10:00am
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Lowertown delivers multifaceted melancholy on Ugly Duckling Union
By Cassidy Sollazzo May 22, 2026 | 9:30am
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Bleachers deals with lows by chasing highs on everyone for ten minutes
By Sam Rosenberg May 22, 2026 | 9:00am
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Ed O’Brien finds direction on the haunting Blue Morpho
By Ryan Reed May 21, 2026 | 9:00am
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Shakey Graves steps into fatherhood on Fondness, etc.
By Eric R. Danton May 15, 2026 | 10:30am
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Rostam crafts an intermittently compelling narrative on American Stories
By Sam Rosenberg May 15, 2026 | 9:30am
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Touch Girl Apple Blossom wears their influences proudly on Graceful
By Grace Robins-Somerville May 14, 2026 | 10:40am
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Little Wide Open is Kevin Morby’s Midwestern masterpiece
By Grant Sharples May 13, 2026 | 9:30am
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Fire-Toolz’s Lavender Networks is blissfully unclassifiable
By Ryan Reed May 8, 2026 | 11:00am
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Train On The Island is Aldous Harding’s weird and wonderful triumph
By Miranda Wollen May 8, 2026 | 10:00am
