Indie Songwriters Make Great Albums By Giving Their Music a Synth-y Reboot
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New LPs by Margaret Glaspy and Caroline Rose combine smart songcraft and glossy sounds.
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Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Ghosts V and VI’ Combine Hope With Shadows for a Soundtrack to a World in Crisis
Posted in: Album ReviewsTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross have released a volume of comforting music and another that captures the anxiety of the moment
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Dua Lipa Crafts a Studio 54-Worthy Disco Revival on ‘Future Nostalgia’
Posted in: Album ReviewsYour self-isolation dance party soundtrack is here.
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Waxahatchee’s ‘Saint Cloud’ Vividly Maps a Healing Path
Posted in: Album ReviewsKatie Crutchfield backs her sharp observations with a sound that reflects her Southern roots.
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The Weeknd Is Alone Again, Naturally, on ‘After Hours’
Posted in: Album ReviewsHis epic breakup album feels right for our cold, lonely times
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Kelsea Ballerini Is Her Own Kind of Country on ‘Kelsea’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe charming singer mixes pop yearnings and rootsy allegiance
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J Balvin Nuances His Cosmopolitan Reggaeton Sound on ‘Colores’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe Colombian hitmaker's latest is a sophisticated survey of his sonic palette
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Lil Uzi Vert Goes Into Interstellar Overdrive on ‘Eternal Atake’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe space-y rap superstar's highly anticipated new album was more than worth the wait.
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Megan Thee Stallion is at Her Peak on ‘Suga’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe Houston rap superstar's new 9-song EP shows off her "sensitive" side and love of Nineties hip-hop and R&B
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Pearl Jam Combine Fury and Maturity on ‘Gigaton’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe band’s first album in seven years is an admirable, inspiring example of grown-up grunge
