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Man of the Woods Is Misguided Red-State Kitsch

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By Theda Hammel | February 12, 2018

Man of the Woods Is Misguided Red-State Kitsch

Justin Timberlake seems to have free-associated most of these songs while flipping through an L.L. Bean mailer.

Tune-Yards Is Addressing What It Is to Be a “Colonizer”

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By JD Samson | January 30, 2018

Tune-Yards Is Addressing What It Is to Be a “Colonizer”

I can feel you creep into my private life grapples with the inherent racism of whiteness.

Porches’ The House Feels Like Home

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By Nasty Nigel | January 22, 2018

Porches’ The House Feels Like Home

Listen to it while you shower, dance to it in the mirror, melt into it while melting into your extra-large puffer jacket on the E train.

Songs of Experience Tells the Same Old U2 Stories

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By Devin McKnight | January 22, 2018

Songs of Experience Tells the Same Old U2 Stories

We don’t need any more broad, generalized ideas about how to make our declining world a better place.

Circuit des Yeux’s Magical, Spiritual Progress

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By Lee Ranaldo | January 18, 2018

Circuit des Yeux’s Magical, Spiritual Progress

Each song on Reaching for Indigo is its own little self-contained movie.

Rubba Band Business as Usual

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By Chippy Nonstop | January 11, 2018

Rubba Band Business as Usual

Thoughts on the classic Juicy J flow—and sometimes tired politics—on the rapper's new record.

Let’s Hope So: On Truth, Bias, and Lost Horizons

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By Jen Goma | December 6, 2017

Let’s Hope So: On Truth, Bias, and Lost Horizons

Jen Goma moderates a heated discussion about Ojalá.

Unearthing a Lost Classic: Sam Smith’s The Thrill Of It All

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By Cassie Grzymkowski | November 20, 2017

Unearthing a Lost Classic: Sam Smith’s The Thrill Of It All

Recounting the history of the outsider artist's cult classic album upon its reissue.

The Red Pill Blues Blues

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By Julia Shapiro | November 10, 2017

The Red Pill Blues Blues

Chastity Belt's Julia Shapiro listens to the new Maroon 5 album while installing insulating plastic over all her windows.

Watch Me Unravel: Weezer, Youth, and Pop Songwriting

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By Mitski | October 31, 2017

Watch Me Unravel: Weezer, Youth, and Pop Songwriting

Listening to Pacific Daydream and ruminating about aging.