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Vince Staples // Big Fish Theory
by Aaron Mook
7/5/2017, 1:45 PM
Vince Staples' Big Fish Theory is bookended by its strongest tracks, everything in between comes packed with its own twist, turn, or sonic surprise.
Lorde // Melodrama
by Aaron Mook
7/5/2017, 12:15 PM
Lorde's Melodrama, blooms with literal and metaphorical colors that Lorde has not allowed herself to show until now.
Royal Blood // How Did We Get So Dark?
by Matt Swanseger
7/5/2017, 10:45 AM
Royal Blood's How Did We Get So Dark? will have you alternating between head-banging and rump-shaking.
Algiers // The Underside of Power
by Nick Warren
7/5/2017, 9:00 AM
The Algiers do not disappoint with their refreshing and powerful sophmore album.
Big Thief // Capacity
by Nick Warren
6/21/2017, 12:45 PM
Big Thief are able to communicate emotions with heartbreaking accuracy.
Beach Fossils // Somersault
by Nick Warren
6/21/2017, 11:30 AM
Beach Fossils continue to raise the bar for themselves
Wavves //You're Welcome
by Aaron Mook
6/21/2017, 10:15 AM
You're Welcome, finds the Wavves getting particularly weird for a band known for being historically weird.
Bleachers // Gone Now
by Aaron Mook
6/21/2017, 9:00 AM
Bleachers gives us a strong and meticulously crafted dose of future-pop in Gone Now.
Justin Townes Earle / Kids In The Street
by Nick Warren
6/7/2017, 1:15 PM
Justin Townes Earle is heating things up a bit.
Tigers Jaw // spin
by Aaron Mook
6/7/2017, 12:00 PM
Spin is a strange record, a hybrid of some of the band's best material as well some that could get lost in the shuffle.
Paramore // After Laughter
by Aaron Mook
6/7/2017, 10:45 AM
Hayley William's vocal improvements shine most in the tender ballads of After Laughter.
Nick Hakim // Green Twins
by Matt Swanseger
6/7/2017, 9:00 AM
Nick Hakim embraces a brand of R&B as bleary as the eyeballs that adorn the album cover.
Slowdive // Slowdive
by Nick Warren
5/24/2017, 9:00 AM
It's a gorgeous record, able to stand alone with or without the context.
Jensen & Three Sharks // Two Heads, No Brain
by Nick Warren
5/10/2017, 1:45 PM
The cohesiveness of Jensen & Three Sharks is on full display on this debut album.
Willie Nelson // God's Problem Child
by Nick Warren
5/10/2017, 12:30 PM
Country music superstar and all-around national treasure Willie Nelson continues to make great music
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