“Harlequin”: Gaga’s Love Letter to the Crazy
It is remarkable how Lady Gaga can reinvent these American classics into something that is so quintessentially her. Harlequin is a spectacle; boisterous, yet vulnerable, beautiful, yet utterly insane.
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Billy Strings Drives Bluegrass Forward on “Highway Prayers”
In a time where country music records have dozens of songs that deter fans from listening once they hit track 30 (Morgan Wallen, great albums–cut 20 songs please), it’s refreshing to see that Billy Strings can craft 20 great songs with help from a producing legend.
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Switchblades on the Dancefloor: Xiu Xiu’s Puzzling New Album
Once Xiu Xiu’s got their talons in you, they’re certainly not letting go.
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Society Has Progressed Past The Need For Katy Perry: A Review/Rant
To grow back the long black hair, put on a stupid, neon outfit and just make fun music. Maybe that was a mistake.
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Otis Shanty’s Wonderful New Record
A group of players at their strongest and most exploratory.
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Beabadoobee bites into a wide range of musical genres, familiar and foreign on her 3rd studio record
beabadoobee “finds comfort and familiarity in chaos…”. While this comment was in reference to the opening track and first single “Take a Bite,” it could be applied to the entire record.
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Clairo Charms Us With Her Maturity in a Newfound Whirlwind of Sound on Her 3rd Studio Record
Cottrill’s maturity and finesse come through on Charm front to back. This is her strongest lyrical work thus far, with some of Cottrill’s poetic verses shining through the bold musical sections.
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Charli XCX is the ultimate party girl on “BRAT”
On her newest album BRAT, the mechanical bull thrashes back, and Charli gives us her most abrasive, vulnerable, and most her body of work to date.
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“A Power Punch Not a Pity Party” — The Beaches Release Sophomore Album
They combine themes of angst, empowerment, love, and anguish with such a rich understanding of all of it. Blame My Ex is undoubtedly the heartbreak album of the year.
