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The Atlas Moth : Coma Noir

Greater clarity brings sharper riffs in the band’s first record to be produced by Sanford Parker.

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Superchunk : What A Time To Be Alive

The North Carolina indie rock heroes go for the jugular in this Trump-era throwdown.

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Various Artists : Black Panther The Album

A damn fascinating listen from a hip-hop super team.

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Car Seat Headrest : Twin Fantasy

A stellar reworking of a home-recorded 2011 lo-fi classic.

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Album of the Week: Dedekind Cut – Tahoe

A reprieve among the California artist’s world of sonic noise.

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Nightmares on Wax : Shape the Future

An unfocused album that veers in too many directions at once.

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Justin Timberlake : Man of the Woods

As much Timberlake as anyone could ask for.

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Pianos Become the Teeth : Wait for Love

The Maryland post-hardcore act has matured gracefully into a more nuanced band.

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Sunwatchers : II

Political music that feels ecstatic.

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A fun and fresh album that tackles ideas and problems in illuminating ways.

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Son Lux : Brighter Wounds

A masterful, meticulous but still human pop record.

Franz Ferdinand : Always Ascending

A minor release from a band struggling with relevance.

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Pearl Charles : Sleepless Dreamer

A piece of contemporary California pop tinted by vintage Canyon sounds.

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Mammoth Grinder : Cosmic Crypt

Escapist death metal that offers no easy escape.

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Meat Beat Manifesto : Impossible Star

Still marching to the beat of their own drum machines.

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Shame : Songs of Praise

A strong debut of sharp indie rock from UK’s latest export.

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Album of the Week: Palm – Rock Island

With their Carpark debut, the indie rock guitar-manglers confirm their status as one of today’s most progressive acts.

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Holy Motors : Slow Sundown

A pleasurable debut from the Estonian shoegazers, but one that doesn’t offer many challenges.

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Hooded Menace : Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed

A powerful doom metal statement from Finland’s death-doom architects.

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Hookworms : Microshift

Psychedelic sounds and interpersonal vulnerability.