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Night Palace
Mount Eerie
Phil Elverum continues to muddy the idea of a musical identity on his first album since 2020. That was billed by The Microphones, yet sounded closer to his autobiographical reflections of grief as Mount Eerie. Night Palace is a Mount Eerie record, but is genetically linked to The Glow Pt. 2… which he made as The Microphones. This is the point - regardless of the name, Elverum's sense of self runs through it all. Night Palace is a dense journey...
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Songs of a Lost World
The Cure
For a band 45 years deep into a career they've worn remarkably well. First there's the aesthetics of it all - the hairspray and eyeliner hides a multitude of sins, and Robert Smith's unmistakable voice is somehow untouched by age. More importantly, though, it's clear how much they care. Songs Of A Lost World's lengthy incubation period seems to be the result of perfectionism and a surfeit of songs, with Smith telling NME that some of these tracks...
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CHROMAKOPIA
Tyler, The Creator
An uncompromising honesty lies within this snapshot of an artist willing to share his chaos When Tyler, The Creator teased Chromakopia, it looked like he was setting fans up for a new chapter: a masked character named St. Chroma, mysterious visuals, cryptic posts. The world was primed for yet another bold persona, a continuation of Tyler's David Bowie-esque tradition – Igor's blonde-wigged angst, Sir Baudelaire's wandering elegance in Call Me...
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Evergreen
Soccer Mommy
Now comes Evergreen, another fine album, albeit less exciting and distinctive. It's certainly her most accessible work yet, but that compliment almost always comes with compromises, and Evergreen is no different. The songwriting is still excellent, and Allison's voice never been higher in the mix, but there are fewer surprises here overall, even with one obvious addition to her sound. That big addition is a fairly liberal use of classical chamber...
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