Iggy Pop Finds a New Swagger on ‘Free’
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At 72, the Iguana proves he's something of a modern-day lounge lizard who, yes, still sings about sex
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MUNA’s ‘Saves the World’ Is a Synth-Rock Course In Deep California Blues
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe band displays a frightening level of emotional intelligence on their second album
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Bat for Lashes Finds Beauty in a Burning World on ‘Lost Girls’
Posted in: Album ReviewsWith more pronounced new wave influences, Natasha Khan, makes her yearning sound exquisite
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Jesse Malin and Lucinda Williams Celebrate Hard-Fought Survival on ‘Sunset Kids’
Posted in: Album ReviewsNew York punk troubadour tempers his rough-edged sound with help from producers Williams and Tom Overby
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Tool Return From a Long Hiatus With ‘Fear Inoculum’
Posted in: Album Reviews13 years since their last LP, the veteran art-metal megastars make a case for their relevance
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Joan Shelley’s ‘Like the River Loves the Sea’ is an Intimate Study in Beauty and Sorrow
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe Kentucky country-folk singer-songwriter's sixth album vividly explores the course of a relationship
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Missy Elliott’s ‘Iconology’ Reminds Us Why She’s One of the All-Time Greats
Posted in: Album ReviewsAfter keeping a low profile for years, she goes four for five on this too-brief EP
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Velvet Negroni Bares a Trippy, Trap-Soul Heart on ‘Neon Brown’
Posted in: Album ReviewsMinneapolis-based soulman refines his dubby attack with help from rising producer Psymun.
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Lana Del Rey Builds Her Most Elaborate Fantasies Yet on ‘Norman F-cking Rockwell’
Posted in: Album ReviewsOn her thrilling sixth album, the singer's darkly romantic California dreams can feel like epitaphs for the entire country.
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Rapsody’s ‘Eve’ is a Masterpiece of Hip-Hop Feminism
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe North Carolina rapper has always been a skilled artist. Here she becomes a vital one.
