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And here we go - I think some folks might be a little surprised by this one, but still a decent project. Next up, Billboard BREAKDOWN and...

I didn't even do a full review of Beck's last album. And I wanted to, believe me - I've been a fan of Beck for years, his ge...

You know, I kept thinking I'd get more backlash to this one... eh, we'll have to see whether it firmly kills as much of Sturgill...

I think at this point it doesn't make sense to have expectations for what Sturgill Simpson makes. Sure, I was drawn most initially to ...

Okay, this was a bit of a letdown and I'm already seeing the backlash creep in... though I don't think I'm wrong with this on...

I'll be very honest, I thought Ty Segall had run out of ways to surprise me.  Granted, for a guy who cranks out as many albums as he...

Okay, this was a disappointment, but really, what perplexes me is how much critical acclaim certain mainstream establishments are still g...

So throughout the course of my reviews but especially in the past couple of years, I've gotten comments surrounding how much attention...

So this was a mess... honestly, I was tempted just to put this on the Trailing Edge, but I wound up easily having enough for a full revie...

You know, there was a time when I was starting to get into black metal that I was unsure if I'd be recommended acts I didn't like ...

Well, this was underwhelming. I'd like to say I'm surprised... but then again, I've always had a weird relationship with this...

I can't be the only one a little floored that we have a new Gorillaz record already, can I?  I mean, I thought Humanz  was a good if u...

Well this was... genuinely kind of awesome, I'm really happy to actually get on board with MGMT here for a pretty damn fun record! Th...

I remember vividly the last time I covered MGMT. Now most of you probably don't - that was very early in my critic career on YouTube...

Well, this should be way better than it is... gah, it happens, I guess, but still, I'm not sure that Lana influence is doing him any ...

The more I think about  BØRNS as an artist, the more I get the impression there is less to think about than I'm assuming, that he'...

So yeah, I do wish this was better, but eh, I know this'll definitely have an audience. Probably should have dropped in August, but o...

So I have a hard time writing about an artist like Miguel, mostly because as a critic I like categorization, finding a way to place an act...

Yeah, I wanted to talk about this... and while it's not his best - again - it's still worth hearing, if only because the sound is...

So nearly every review of this record I've seen starts with a brief story of Bobby Jameson, a singer-songwriter in the mid-60s who was...