Review
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Bon Iver Was Never Just Sad
On the project’s bifurcated fifth album, ‘Sable, Fable,’ Justin Vernon undercuts his music’s emotional complexity.
Stereolab Make Their Groovy Return
“Aerial Troubles” is the first single from the art-pop greats’ first new album since 2010.
Jane Remover Takes Their Place as Hyperpop’s Vengeful Superhero on ‘Revengeseekerz’
A spectacular rupture of sound and vision, the album marks a new high for one of the decade’s most enthralling young artists.
How Playboi Carti and Clipping Are Channeling Rap Retrofuturism
The Atlanta rage-rap emissary and the experimental California trio both dropped albums that excavate the past to reimagine the present.
Throwback Soul, Futuristic Synths
Plus an ambient collaboration between two of our favorite musicians and more
Mdou Moctar’s Band May Be Even Heavier Without Him
“Amidinin” is the first release by Takaat, a new project from the Tuareg guitarist’s supporting players.
Haim’s “Relationships” Is Our Reward for Surviving Another Winter
Here we have a perfectly nostalgic love song for the situationship era.