The Head and the Heart Chase Big Pop-Rock Dreams on ‘Living Mirage’
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The Seattle folk-rock band's fourth album exudes old-fashioned mainstream ambition
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DJ Khaled’s Brand Wears Thinner on ‘Father of Asahd’
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Rammstein Tussle With Germany’s Past, Embrace Their Own Darkness on Self-Titled Album
Posted in: Album ReviewsWith a mix of songs that range from the political ("Deutschland") to the ridiculous (the smarmy "Ausländer"), the dance-metal crew attempts to find itself
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Carly Rae Jepsen Delivers Peppy Teen-Pop Wisdom on ‘Dedicated’
Posted in: Album ReviewsHer fourth album is another installment of Eighties-loving pop that proudly wears its heart on its sleeve
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Review: The National’s Multimedia Epic ‘I Am Easy to Find’
Posted in: Album ReviewsIndie-rock standard-bearers pivot to collectivist art-making with 70+ musicians and a host of women's voices, to potent effect.
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Book Review: Jayson Greene’s ‘Once More We Saw Stars’ is a Staggering Work of Quiet Heartbreak
Posted in: Album ReviewsAfter the death of his two-year-old daughter the author turned his grief into a life-affirming memoir
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Big Thief Ponder the Eternal on the Spellbinding ‘UFOF’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe folk-rock band's third LP turns vulnerability into a strength
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Charly Bliss Deepen Their Powerful Alt-Pop on ‘Young Enough’
Posted in: Album ReviewsCharly Bliss’s 2017 debut Guppy was the kind of alt-rock charmer that keeps revealing secrets and […]
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Mac DeMarco’s ‘Here Comes the Cowboy’ is a Chill Search for Comfort
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe soft-rock savant's latest drifts amiably through a hermetic couch-jockey haze
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Review: Marc Anthony’s ‘Opus’ Is Unfashionable and Better for It
Posted in: Album ReviewsAnthony's first album in six years ignores trends in the Latin mainstream
