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The xx’s Debut Turns 10

Some albums are forever linked to a specific place and time.

By Ryan Pinkard / August 14, 2019

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Bob Dylan’s Long Road to ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’

By Rob Nicklin / August 16, 2020

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Love Will Tear Us Apart: Joy Division’s ‘Closer’ at 40

By Stine Omega / July 18, 2020

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ALBUM REVIEW: ‘RTJ4’

By Raghav Raj / June 6, 2020

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THE CORNER CLUB: Gil and Jorge

By Raghav Raj / May 27, 2020

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Quarantine Diaries: Time Traveling with Melody Fields

By Rob Nicklin / May 11, 2020

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ALBUM REVIEW: The Weather Station’s ‘Ignorance’ Is A Beautiful Whirlwind

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ALBUM REVIEW: The Weather Station’s ‘Ignorance’ Is A Beautiful Whirlwind

By Raghav Raj / February 19, 2021

Ignorance, Toronto musician Tamara Lindeman's latest outing under The Weather Station moniker, begins with an undeniable air of cool, a...

ALBUM REVIEW: Playboi Carti Gets Weirder on ‘Whole Lotta Red’

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ALBUM REVIEW: Playboi Carti Gets Weirder on ‘Whole Lotta Red’

By Raghav Raj / February 18, 2021

In many ways, Playboi Carti’s latest album, Whole Lotta Red, is unlike anything else happening in mainstream hip-hop right now. ...

ALBUM REVIEW: Bill Callahan Settles in on ‘Gold Record’

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ALBUM REVIEW: Bill Callahan Settles in on ‘Gold Record’

By Raghav Raj / September 16, 2020

On his 1999 song "Let's Move To The Country," released under his previous Smog moniker, Bill Callahan was the wandering...

ALBUM REVIEW: Nas and Hit-Boy Unite on ‘King’s Disease’

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ALBUM REVIEW: Nas and Hit-Boy Unite on ‘King’s Disease’

By Casey Harris / September 2, 2020

Nas, Nasty Nas, Esco, God’s Son, Nasir… The legend is back with his (count em!) 12th studio album, King’s Disease....

Bob Dylan’s Long Road to ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’

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Bob Dylan’s Long Road to ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’

By Rob Nicklin / August 16, 2020

It’s with a sense of trepidation that I drop the metaphorical needle on new releases by those mythical figures from...

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