Michael’s second studio album has held onto its solemnity and musical might, elements continuing to resonate with audiences, even today.
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An athletic set of songs that carries its joy in its music and mood effortlessly, Beck’s terrific thirteenth album just sounds so damn good.
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Complementary to what came before, but with its spirit stirred by the moment, Amos' fifteenth proves that she's still a thrill.
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Moyet’s ninth studio LP welcomes age and experience as artistic cogency that wrecks (and resets) the systemic rule of retreat, return and persist.
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As their ninth studio LP proves once again, Saint Etienne have always had a way of turning the ordinary into something spectacular.
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The band’s seventh album blends dynamic live instrumentation with a pioneering DIY studio style that touches upon a wide range of musical inputs.
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The group’s stellar ninth studio album expands their already-rich discography that any number of today's bands can (and should) take cues from.
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Gorillaz’ fifth studio album mixes a variety of dance and urban phonics into a tasty gestalt, its aural flavors shifting from song to song.
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From the LP's acerbic, wonderfully weird lyrics to its variegated songs, Debbie Harry grounds it all in her idiosyncratic, compelling vocals.
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‘Cinematography II’ represents a modern day musical benchmark all its own, evidence that Bright Light Bright Light is here to stay.
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‘Be Myself’ is an affirmation of Crow today as a woman and artist bridging the traditional and modern sides of the rock genre she loves.
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The band’s first album since 2010’s ‘Rock Dust Light Star’ is funky, sometimes shrewd, and occasionally surprising. A grand return to form, indeed.
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