M.I.A. – “Kala”
GENRE: DanceLABEL: XL Recordings/InterscopeRELEASED: 2007 8.5 When Kala arrived in 2007, it was a jolt of electricity to the pop
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Album Reviews
Nirvana – “Nevermind”
GENRE: GrungeLABEL: DGCRELEASED: 1991 9.4 There are albums that change the course of music, and then there are albums that
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Open Hand – “You and Me”
GENRE: Alternative RockLABEL: TrustkillRELEASED: 2005 7.2 Open Hand’s You and Me is a record defined by ambition. Rather than boxing
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Sade -“Diamond Life”
GENRE: Sophisti-PopLABEL: EpicRELEASED: 1984 9.3 When Diamond Life arrived in 1984, it didn’t just introduce the world to Sade Adu,
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Lucero – “Should’ve Learned by Now”
GENRE: Alt-CountryLABEL: Liberty & Lament/Thirty TigersRELEASED: 2023 7.9 Lucero have never been a band to sit still, though their shifts
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Matchbook Romance – “Voices”
GENRE: EmoLABEL: EpitaphRELEASED: 2006 7.8 When Matchbook Romance followed up Stories and Alibis with Voices in 2006, the shift in
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Texas is the Reason – “Do You Know Who You Are?”
GENRE: Post-HardcoreLABEL: Revelation RecordsRELEASED: 1996 9.6 Texas is the Reason’s Do You Know Who You Are? is the kind of
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Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – “Hearts of Oak”
GENRE: Indie RockLABEL: Lookout!RELEASED: 2003 8.6 Ted Leo and the Pharmacists’ Hearts of Oak is one of those rare albums
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Rocky Votolato – “The Brag and Cuss”
GENRE: FolkLABEL: BaruskRELEASED: 2007 7.7 Rocky Votolato’s The Brag and Cuss finds the Seattle-based songwriter leaning deeper into folk and
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The Loved Ones – “Keep Your Heart”
GENRE: Punk RockLABEL: Fat Wreck ChordsRELEASED: 2006 8.1 The Loved Ones’ debut album, Keep Your Heart, arrived at a moment
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