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‘A Ghost Is Born’ is a tremendous outpouring of pain and a reminder that you are never alone. You always have Wilco.
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Cole used her seventeenth album as an ambitious staging ground for all of her assorted musical interests to unite.
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Helmet’s risk did not require a reward. Art does not seek an end; it is a process. The legacy of ‘Betty’ is simple: brand-named music is death.
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The group’s first full-length album picked up where their debut ‘Intoxicated Demons’ EP left off, offering more of the bully-rap style The Beatnuts were perfecting at the time.
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The Dead’s third LP is the ultimate trip album exploring life and death. What is one without the other? Drop the needle and you’ll find all you need to know.
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With a revitalized respect for ‘Heart of Stone’ three decades on from its original release, a compelling case can be made that the album may well be one of Cher’s greatest achievements.
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The trio’s sixth studio affair is a loving dual dedication to their native NYC stomping grounds and the genre of music responsible for their fame.
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On their debut album, the band buries the pop sensibilities underneath feedback wails, chainsaw-like guitars, and Kurt Cobain’s more exaggerated vocal performances.
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Relative to the group’s debut LP, their second studio affair reflects a much tighter, more controlled, cleaner-sounding band. Arguably it’s Velocity Girl’s opus.
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