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Water From Your Eyes Slouch Toward Transcendence on 'Everyone's Crushed'
The avant-pop duo melds lyrical free-association with enjoyably disorienting music on their great new LP
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Lil Durk Balances Chiraq Realism and Global Pop Ambition on 'Almost Healed'
The drill superstar's latest is an occasionally thrilling mix of contradictions
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Arlo Parks Invites Us Into Her Rich Inner World On 'My Soft Machine'
UK pop prodigy's second album provides plush armor against life's slings and arrows
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The Dare Brings Back Early-2000s NYC Rock for 12 Joyless Minutes on 'The Sex EP'
A paragon of the "indie-sleaze revival," Harrison Patrick Smith is all about the hype
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Summer Walker Searches For The Right Balance on 'Clear 2: Soft Life'
The Atlanta R&B singer-songwriter's latest chases an ideal for living that's always just out of reach.
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Kesha Is Tired, Angry, and Vicious on 'Gag Order'
Amid ongoing legal struggles, the singer’s fifth LP is some of her most intense music yet
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Juanes Channels Marital Strife Into Urgent Music on 'Vida Cotidiana'
Colombian hitmaker's latest has a personal tone and a live-in-the-studio gravitas
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Paul Simon Dreams of the Eternal on 'Seven Psalms'
His latest release goes deep into a spirituality that's always been part of his music
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Jonas Brothers Are Serious About Having a Good Time on 'The Album'
Joe, Kevin, and Nick' sixth album has summertime pop sparkle, and some thoughts
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The Final Act In Smashing Pumpkins' Rock Opera Is Pretty Decent -- At Least As Far As Final Acts In Rock Operas Go
If you can hang with Billy Corgan's flights of fancy, there are plenty of highlights here.
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