Modest Mouse Sound Lonesome, Crowded on ‘The Golden Casket’
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Ambitions outweigh songwriting on most of band's first album in six years
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Hiss Golden Messenger Beautifully Processes the Pandemic Blues on ‘Quietly Blowing It’
Posted in: Album ReviewsWritten and recorded largely during the earliest months of the pandemic, it's the North Carolina roots artist's best LP yet
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Lucy Dacus’ ‘Home Video’ Plays Like a Brilliant Coming of Age Memoir
Posted in: Album ReviewsOne of the best young songwriters around delivers the best LP of her career
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Migos Deliver a Record for a World That’s Ready to Reopen With ‘Culture III’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe superstar rap trio is back on its game.
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Maroon 5 Get Reflective on ‘Jordi’
Posted in: Album ReviewsStevie Nicks, Megan Thee Stallion, and H.E.R. stop by to try to help Adam Levine elevate his game, but the lane remains the same
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Tim Buckley Lets His Freak Flag Fly on Live LP ‘Merry-Go-Round at the Carousel’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe late troubadour's transition from folk to jazz documented on unearthed live recording made by the acid king.
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Garbage Show the World Who’s Boss on ‘No Gods No Masters’
Posted in: Album ReviewsShirley Manson & Co. take on climate change, racial injustice and her own demons on the band's spirited seventh record
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Sleater-Kinney Roar Back to Life on ‘Path of Wellness’
Posted in: Album ReviewsCarrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker sound rejuvenated on an LP that's full of welcome surprises.
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Lil Baby and Lil Durk’s ‘The Voice of the Heroes’ is a So-So Superstar Team-Up
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe ascendant rappers' have charisma to burn but the energy flags on this collaborative LP
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Liz Phair Shows Us Her Best Sides on ‘Soberish’
Posted in: Album ReviewsHer first album since 2010 reminds us why she's one of the most important songwriters of the last 30 years
