Rating: 4.5 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson The difference between the first and second parts in Erykah Badu’s unimpeachable New Amerykah series can be found in their subtitles. Part one billed itself as the 4th World War while part two announces the Return of the Ankh. So war vs. life, basically.
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Rating: 1 / 5 Reviewer: Jon Roe It’s common practice in music these days to assuage normal vocals with auto-tuned ones and assume it’s some sort of musical innovation. Lil’ Wayne must believe that’s the case, as he brings along his auto-tune rapping for his transition from R&B beats to tired rock guitar riffs on [...]
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Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson Kid Sister’s long delayed, once highly anticipated debut album Ultraviolet, is perfectly fine provided you don’t have to pay any attention to it. Put it on in some poorly lit area overpopulated with sweaty, gyrating bodies at a volume so loud you can’t possibly talk to said bodies [...]
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson It’s a bit ridiculous to be talking about an artist’s debut album when I can look on my iPod and find six albums and 116 songs by said artist sitting there waiting to be played.
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Rating: 4.5 / 5 Reviewer: Garth Paulson It’s not often in today’s reunion obsessed musical landscape that the results of getting the band back together are better than the first time around. Today, people seem to be content with their old favourites getting back together for a string of sloppy, nostalgic shows. If they happen [...]
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Lukas Clark-Memler Why? is a Californian indie hip-hop band, determined to defy conventional labelling. With the band’s fusion of avant-garde hip hop, and quirky indie rock, Why?’s modus operandi seemed to be refusing to conform to a set of rules.
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Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov Given Atmosphere’s past artistic output, it’s easy to over-think what’s happening on their latest release When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold.
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Nathan Atnikov Lyrics Born’s latest effort, Everywhere At Once, is a typically determined adventure for the Tokyo born emcee.
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