Acceptance – “Phantoms”
GENRE: Alternative RockLABEL: ColumbiaRELEASED: 2005 8.3 When Acceptance released Phantoms in 2005, it felt like the start of something big.
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Album Reviews
Brand New – “The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me”
GENRE: Alternative RockLABEL: InterscopeRELEASED: 2006 10 Brand New have always been a band in motion. With each release, they shed
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Tegan and Sara – “Sainthood”
GENRE: Indie RockLABEL: Sire/VaporRELEASED: 2009 7.7 By the time Tegan and Sara released Sainthood in 2009, they had already carved
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Lily Allen – “Alright, Still”
GENRE: PopLABEL: Regal/CapitolRELEASED: 2006 8.2 Lily Allen’s debut, Alright, Still, arrived like a sugar-coated grenade: bright, bouncy and deceptively lethal.
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Clipse – “Let God Sort Em Out”
GENRE: Hip-HopLABEL: Self ReleasedRELEASED: 2025 7.9 After a 16-year hiatus, Let God Sort Em Out marks the triumphant return of
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Kacey Musgraves – “Pageant Material”
GENRE: CountryLABEL: Mercury NashvilleRELEASED: 2015 8.3 Kacey Musgraves’ Pageant Material might not have the cultural aftershocks of Golden Hour or
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PUP – “PUP”
GENRE: Punk RockLABEL: Royal MountainRELEASED: 2013 8.1 PUP’s self-titled debut feels like an adrenaline shot to the heart — a
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Eighteen Visions – “Eighteen Visions”
GENRE: Hard RockLABEL: EpicRELEASED: 2006 6.6 By 2006, Eighteen Visions had fully transitioned from their chaotic metalcore roots into something
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Weezer – “Pinkerton”
GENRE: Alternative RockLABEL: DGCRELEASED: 1996 9.5 When Pinkerton first dropped in 1996, it was a commercial disappointment and a critical
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Descendents – “Milo Goes to College”
GENRE: Punk RockLABEL: New AllianceRELEASED: 1982 9.0 When Milo Goes to College hit in 1982, it instantly set itself apart
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