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4 days ago

Blue: Reflections review a clunky rehash of their Y2K boyband heyday

Reflections relies on early-2000s nostalgia and other boyband formulas, yielding uneven, mid-tempo tracks that rarely recapture Blue's distinctive strengths.
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

dexter in the newsagent: Time Flies

I've often felt women can be especially astute to the effects of passing time, recognizing how it can put our journey toward self-knowledge at odds with our societal worth, which is too often rooted in perceived youthfulness. On " 20 Something," SZA stared down the end of her 20s plagued by the fear that she will lose what she loves most about her life as she ages.
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fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Tame Impala: Deadbeat

Parker's new record abandons the craft that defined Tame Impala, producing aimless, underwhelming dance experiments with occasional redeeming moments but overall uneven, sloppy results.
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fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Bar Italia: Some Like It Hot

Bar Italia's new album abandons icy mystique for polished middle-of-the-road power-chord rock, resulting in a monotonous, sterile evolution.
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fromPitchfork
3 months ago

Justin Bieber: SWAG II

SWAG II is an overlong, bland sequel that magnifies the original's weaknesses, producing diluted, secondhand alt-R&B lacking dynamism and novelty.
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