In “Trigger Warning,” Killer Mike takes thoughtful criticism of American society and transmutes it into an entertaining caper that happens to offer some great action items along the way.
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A clear confrontation of American identity, Janelle Monáe’s “Crazy, Classic, Life” is at once a celebration of humanity, and a vigil for people lost to inhumanity.
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At any rate, “Party For One” isn’t just about being a gross hobgoblin after a breakup, and I’d be bereft if I minimized what is perhaps Carly Rae’s most interesting single to such a platitude.
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"Divinity" sees REZZ playing with two contrasting sonic ideas: a staccato verse, accented with Millan's vocals but primarily focusing on REZZ's production wizardry, and a mournful, legato chorus, where the focus swaps.
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“Until I Die”, by Marco Cavax and Oh! Wow, is appropriately polished coming from such a glitzy background. The song follows the speaker as he expresses his unending commitment – until he dies – to someone he’s fallen in love with.
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White-noise guitars layer in the background while zonked-out leads seem to linger just behind the beat.
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Between the gauntlet of guest artists and Felix Cartal's throbbing beats, precipitous drops, and hungover ballads, there's a lot to love on Next Season.
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If you’re a rock fan and you’re not paying attention to Yvette Young by now, do it. Right now!
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Let’s mince no words here: PYNK is about vaginas. A funky, electronic Vagina Monologues.
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American Dream is everything LCD aspired to, but it’s also something sublimely different.
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It's art, it's math, it's politics rolled into an intelligent Mancunian bundle.
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With American Dream, Murphy finally realized his dream. In addition to widespread critical acclaim, the album reached No. 1 on the Billboard album charts.
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Norway's got some innovative producers. Check out Lindstrøm, one of the most seasoned of the lot streaming out of the cold north!
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What’s a visual metaphor for relationship decay?
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Twin Peaks’s original run was possessed by the sublime music of Angelo Badalamenti...
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These are songs that crammed beginning, middle, and end into the shortest of spaces.
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