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And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow
Weyes Blood
Natalie Mering’s fifth album is a compelling and beautifully told tale of coming out of the darkness Natalie Mering’s fifth album as Weyes Blood is also billed as the middle part of a trilogy, following up 2019’s Titanic Rising. Underneath the soft rock trappings, that record had an uneasily portentous feel to it, and on And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow, Mering builds on these atmospherics. For, at first glance, Weyes Blood’s...
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse
The new album from Neil Young, back together with Crazy Horse for their 14th studio recording, is a continuation of the stripped down style and ecological themes of 2021's superlative Barn. While that was a clear-eyed, immediate and exciting collection, World Record is a hastier, even more desperate set of songs. Like its predecessor it doesn't waste much time on pleasing arrangements, layered instrumentation, or careful craft. That's not to say it's...
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Cazimi
Caitlin Rose
Nashville singer-songwriter’s third album is a relaxed, confident set of 12 new songs highlighting her expertise in pop-country, with the emphasis on the pop It’s been nearly a decade, but Caitlin Rose is stirring again. The last time we heard from the alt-country singer-songwriter from Nashville was back in 2013 with the excellent album The Stand-In. And then, apart from the odd Arctic Monkeys cover version, there was silence, apart from...
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Redcar les adorable étoiles
Christine and the Queens
This lateral progression in their artistry represents a new identity and a more lo-fi sonic approach It's been a long time since Chris, one of 2018's best pop records and Christine And The Queens' mainstream breakthrough, and while the gap has been filled with an EP and covers here and there Redcar les adorables etoiles (prologue) represents a new identity and a more lo-fi sonic approach. One doesn't have to speak French (luckily) to deduce that the...
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