Album Reviews
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Porter Robinson Dissects Codependency With MySpace-Era Maximalism on 'Smile! :D'
The audacious record rejects sterile facade with explosive pop production while sharply interrogating parasocial relationships and external validation
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Jack White's Free Surprise Untitled New Album Really Kicks Ass
Given away to shoppers at his Third Man Records locations in Nashville, Detroit, and London, the LP is his most coherently rocking work in many years
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Childish Gambino Just Wants to Be Donald Glover on ‘Bando Stone & the New World’
He revisits everything he loves and checks a few things off of his bucket list for good measure
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JoJo Siwa’s ‘Guilty Pleasure’ EP Isn’t a Rebrand — It’s an Identity Crisis
On her new project, the Dance Moms alum tries to get past child stardom by launching her "bad girl" era
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Megan Moroney Sings the Emo Cowgirl Blues on 'Am I Okay?'
The breakout country star's second album is heavy-hearted but never overly dour
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Eminem’s ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace)’: Well, He Tried
The once-great rapper now sounds like a star with the yips, sweating to reassure everyone — especially himself — he’s still got it
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Common and Pete Rock Keep True-School Hip-Hop Alive
The Auditorium, Vol. 1 brings together an all-time great producer and MC as a new dynamic duo upholding rap's classic traditions
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John Lennon's Titanic 'Mind Games' Box Set Is a Work of Art Filled With Easter Eggs
The 40-pound, 13-inch cube makes the case that the former Beatle's fourth album is more than just a collection of songs
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Sturgill Simpson's 'Passage Du Desir' Is a Brilliant Exploration of Metamodern Heartache
Recorded under his Johnny Blue Skies moniker, the Nashville maverick's latest is some of his deepest music yet
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Rema Shocks Afrobeats to New Life With ‘Heis’
Nigerian star's stunning sophomore effort is the buzzy, visceral, sweat-it-out music that no one else in the mainstream is making.
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