Tomb Mold Manor of Infinite Forms review

Tomb Mold : Manor of Infinite Forms

The Toronto group hammers death metal into their own shape on their second album.

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Oneohtrix Point Never : Age Of

Daniel Lopatin’s first proper pop album. A weird-ass pop album.

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Flasher – Constant Image

The Washington D.C. post-punk trio builds on their early releases with a dynamic and exciting debut full-length.

Here Lies Man : You Will Know Nothing

Afrobeat grooves collide with heavy stoner rock riffs in the L.A. band’s second full-length in just a year.

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LIK : Carnage

A great beer album in death metal form.

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John Maus : Addendum

The funniest goth artist maintains his weird trajectory.

Snail Mail : Lush

A big-budget, confident follow-up to the teenage Baltimorean’s fuzzy debut.

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Wayfarer : World’s Blood

A darkly atmospheric black metal album haunted by the American west.

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serpentwithfeet : Soil

An audaciously vulnerable, majestic debut album.

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Yob – Our Raw Heart

A juxtaposition of the doom metal trio’s most punishing and transcendent material.

Ben Howard Noonday Dream review

Ben Howard : Noonday Dream

The UK singer/songwriter delves further into abstract, yet emotional soundscapes.

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Pusha T : DAYTONA

On Pusha’s surprise-released new seven-track album, he’s a walking sneer.

Jenny Hval The Long Sleep review

Jenny Hval : The Long Sleep

A brief showcase of the Norwegian sound artist’s ability to create slow-burning music.

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Neko Case : Hell-On

An album of great beauty, wrapped around cautionary tales and inscrutable metaphors.

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Ghost : Prequelle

The Swedish metal troupe finally go full pop star on fourth album.

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Kamaal Williams : The Return

A funky, loose follow-up to Yussef Kamaal’s sole jazz-funk offering.

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Father John Misty – God’s Favorite Customer

The most nakedly personal album Josh Tillman has released to date, as well as the most vulnerable.

Quiet Slang : Everything Matters But No One Is Listening

A pretty enough collection of acoustic reworkings that don’t always feel like necessary additions.

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Fotocrime : Principle of Pain

A dark new post-punk direction from the former frontman of Coliseum.

At the Gates To Drink from the Night Itself review

At the Gates : To Drink From the Night Itself

The Gothenburg death metal icons still have enough fire to keep heads banging.