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On their second studio affair, Tears For Fears reveal themselves as being more than just synth-pop darlings and elevate their offering above the mid-80s din.
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Many of the songs on D’Angelo’s third full-length affair remain sadly powerful and relevant no matter when they were written or when they are heard.
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When all is said and done, ‘The Black Album’ is a mixed bag, a less consistent Prince than we had become accustomed to.
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‘Battle Studies’ is John Mayer at his most focused and finest. It’s a near perfect album, one you can listen to from start to finish with a satisfying sense of storytelling at your disposal.
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Apple’s second studio affair can be brash. It can be confronting. It can be alarming. But it is always engaging.
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Rather than trying to replicate his successful debut LP, Maitreya challenged and channeled himself to push his artistic vocabulary and expand his musical horizons.
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The unlikely collaboration between U2, Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois yielded the band some of its most visceral and daring music to date.
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Each track featured on the group’s second studio affair stands alone as a vignette but collectively builds a rich, textural tapestry of sounds that blend into one another effortlessly.
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