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My only real complaint about this album is that I'd like to see a little more lyrical interplay, a more defined fusion of styles perh...

I've talked before about team-up records and the very delicate balance that so many have to take. Ideally you want a synthesis, where ...

Well, this album sucked. I know, should have expected it, but still, this was a miserable listen. Next up, though... case/lang/veirs an...

Okay, originally I was expecting this weekend to be a lot worse in terms of releases. I think I mentioned it on Billboard BREAKDOWN that t...

An absolutely punishing listen, but so  worth it for the absolutely killer thematic resonance and some incredible moments. But on the t...

This will reportedly be Swans' final album. Or at least this incarnation of the group, which reformed after their first breakup in 1...

Yeah, I know, I've been a tad late on videos over the past few days. Part of that is getting into the groove of vacation, part of it ...

So last week was one of the worst I'd seen on the Billboard Hot 100 in a long time - it was genuinely disheartening trying to put that...

Eh, you need guys like Jon Pardi making music, even if I wasn't really wild about this. Someone give this guy a sharper pen or a driv...

You ever have one of those artists that on paper seems to check off every single box, seems to be the sort of artist you'd automatical...

Well, this was pretty interesting. Not a great release, but definitely a good one, recommended. Still need more time for Swans, though,...

It's kind of amazing how much hip-hop has mutated over the past two years, isn't it? Because if you look at the current hip-hop ...

So this week sucked on the Hot 100... thank god the album release schedule has improved and I've got YG and Swans next, or I'd ju...

So a week or so back I might have said that I was gearing up for one of the worst upcoming album release dates in recent memory... and yet...

I'm actually genuinely curious how people receive this record, given the stylistic departures in the production. Overall... eh, it...

You know, in nearly six hundred reviews, I don't think I've ever talked about the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Now, part of that is th...

So yeah, this was lousy. Go figure... Anyway, Red Hot Chili Peppers next, so stay tuned!

The release of this album should not be as controversial as it is. And make no mistake, it's been controversial - which is always ...

Again, this review took longer than it should have to get finished off, but it's still here - and it's a damn great album too, de...

It should not be as easy to overlook Brandy Clark as it seems to be. Now that's a bit of a weird statement, especially if you've...