Zayn Finds His Sweet Spot on ‘Nobody Is Listening’
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The former One Direction member turned solo pop star delivers a hopeful LP of bedroom R&B
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Sleaford Mods’ ‘Spare Ribs’ Is the Soundtrack to Your Ever-Growing Rage
Posted in: Album ReviewsCue up this acerbic romp through society's ills the next time you feel a towering tidal wave of universal anger descending
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Jazmine Sullivan’s ‘Heaux Tales’ is a Nuanced Take on Romantic Realism
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe R&B singer draws on her own personal experience to create a fully realized vision of love and loss.
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Morgan Wallen Is a Versatile Nashville Cliche Machine on ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe breakout country artist's 30-song collection is part album, part playlist, part content dump
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Playboi Carti Lives Out His Vampire Rock Star Fantasy on ‘Whole Lotta Red’
Posted in: Album ReviewsOn the most anticipated and ambitious project of his career, the SoundCloud-rap icon channels the cathartic spectacle of metal and hardcore punk.
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Eminem Can’t Quite Update His Shock Jock Game, Again, on ‘Music to Be Murdered By: Side B’
Posted in: Album ReviewsHe covers everything from Covid-19 to Colin Kaepernick but the results feel superfluous rather than subversive
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Mike Posner’s ‘Operation: Wake Up’ is a Concept Album About Being a Depressed Songwriter for Hire
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe 36-minute surprise album peeks under the hood of the pop machine and comes to some dark conclusions
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Kid Cudi’s ‘Man on the Moon III: The Chosen’ is Another Beleaguered Dispatch From His Stormy Emotional World
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe rapper's latest feels derivative compared to his influential early work
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Paul McCartney Delivers a Playful Gem with ‘McCartney III’
Posted in: Album ReviewsHis latest recalls the pastoral, laid-back sound of 1970 solo debut
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Jack Harlow’s ‘Thats What They All Say’ Is a Louisville Love Letter
Posted in: Album ReviewsOn his debut album, the rising Kentucky rapper uses his hometown as a lens to process his newfound stardom.
