Tainy and Yandel Riff on Reggaeton’s Past and Present on ‘Dynasty’
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On Dynasty, a nimble, eight-song project, Yandel and Tainy team up to celebrate their 16-year partnership.
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Pop Smoke’s ‘Faith’ Dilutes Its Star’s Intensity With Endless Features
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe rapper's second posthumous album has some dazzling moments, but ultimately feels like business as usual for an audience whose attention may be elsewhere
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The ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Soundtrack Is an Insult to Children
Posted in: Album ReviewsA galaxy of stars comes out to service a manufactured pop moment
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Clairo Raises the Stakes on the Adventurous ‘Sling’
Posted in: Album ReviewsClaire Cottrill expands her sound with grace and subtlety on second album
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John Mayer Makes Eighties Slickness Seem Weirdly Heartfelt on ‘Sob Rock’
Posted in: Album ReviewsBeneath the self-consciously dated packaging is a warm, classy record.
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Vince Staples’ Self-Titled LP Is a Concise Study in Peril and Paranoia
Posted in: Album ReviewsTeaming up with producer Kenny Beats, the Long Beach rapper pilots a shadowy world with forlorn determination
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Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth Capture the Awkwardness of Divorce on ‘Utopian Ashes’
Posted in: Album ReviewsWith moments of beauty and a few songs that make you want to scream primally, the collaboration never rises to either artist's full potential
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Tyler, the Creator Trades Teenage Angst For Mature Introspection on ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe rapper’s youthful angst makes way for more mature boasting on his excellent new album
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Rauw Alejandro Takes Reggaeton to Bold New Places on ‘Vice Versa’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe Puerto Rican singer's great new album branches out to incorporate pop, drum 'n' bass and other diverse styles.
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Mountain Goats Mix Terror and Beauty on ‘Dark in Here’
Posted in: Album ReviewsRecorded just as Covid was taking hold, the band's latest inhabits a shared sense of tragedy
