Bethany Cosentino – “Natural Disaster”
GENRE: AmericanaLABEL: ConcordRELEASED: 2023 6.9 For more than a decade, Bethany Cosentino built her reputation on the hazy, sun-bleached immediacy
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Album Reviews
Aaliyah – “Aaliyah”
GENRE: R&BLABEL: BlackgroundRELEASED: 2001 8.6 By the time Aaliyah began work on her self-titled third album, she was already transitioning
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2Pac – “All Eyez on Me”
GENRE: West Coast Hip-HopLABEL: Death RowRELEASED: 1996 10 By the time 2Pac released All Eyez on Me, he was living
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Fever to Tell”
GENRE: Indie RockLABEL: InterscopeRELEASED: 2003 8.4 In the early 2000s, New York City experienced a rock renaissance. After years in
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The White Tie Affair – “Walk This Way”
GENRE: Power PopLABEL: EpicRELEASED: 2008 7.5 During the late 2000s, pop punk was beginning to collide with dance music in
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Umbrellas – “Illuminare”
GENRE: Indie PopLABEL: The Militia GroupRELEASED: 2006 6.1 Illuminare arrived during a moment when indie music was rapidly expanding its
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Taylor Swift – “The Life of a Showgirl”
GENRE: PopLABEL: RepublicRELEASED: 2025 7.5 By the time The Life of a Showgirl arrived, Taylor Swift was already operating from
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Saosin – “Saosin”
GENRE: Post-HardcoreLABEL: CapitolRELEASED: 2006 7.0 Few debut albums arrive with as much baggage as Saosin. By the time the band
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Rage Against the Machine – “The Battle of Los Angeles”
GENRE: Rap MetalLABEL: EpicRELEASED: 1999 8.4 By the time Rage Against the Machine released The Battle of Los Angeles in
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Queen – “Jazz”
GENRE: RockLABEL: EMI, ElektraRELEASED: 1978 8.8 By the time Queen released Jazz in 1978, the band had already proven themselves
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