Tag: Album
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Spectreview: Bon Iver – i,i
Bon Iver’s fourth album is paradoxically righteous and searching, a meticulously ornate listen that rewards those who untangle its knots.
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Spectreview: Meanderthals – We Are Doing Our Best
Meanderthals’ We Are Doing Our Best is one hell of a record, turning emotive pop-punk on its head with focused blasts of jazz fusion and math-rock.
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Spectreview: Thom Yorke – ANIMA
Thom Yorke’s latest solo album is unsurprisingly grim, unremittingly dystopian and weirdly personal.
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Spectreview: black midi – Schlagenheim
black midi’s Schlagenheim is an astonishing debut, a vortex of prog rock, post-punk and stoner metal that lives in madness and speaks in tongues.
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Spectreview: Mannequin Pussy – Patience
Mannequin Pussy’s Patience is a truly great punk record, rife with inspired melodies and cathartic power capable of rousing even the most jaded listener.
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Spectreview: Shinichiro Yokota – I Know You Like It
Shinichiro Yokota continues to bring his light, airy version of house music to the masses on I Know You Like It.
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Spectreview: Daniel Wohl – État
État is at once cinematic, grandiose and variable in texture and color, a highly entertaining listen that’s obviously created with a ton of care.
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Spectreview: Jean Chalant – Love Beyond Magic
Jean Chalant’s Love Beyond Magic is an alien sonic building, with complex pop compositions buttressed by Peter Murray’s unique voice.
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Spectreview: Running from the Dark – Running from the Dark [compilation]
Several underground artists aim to raise mental health awareness on the devastating, surprisingly cohesive Running from the Dark.
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Spectreview: Earth – Full Upon Her Burning Lips
Earth seem to finally embrace the humanity present in their signature drone metal on their ninth album.