Superstar Drake is back with another record, saved from his typical blandness only by eclectic instrumentals and star-studded features. By Sam Danshes
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Industrial band Depeche Mode’s new album is lyrically impressive but too grim to really be enjoyable. By Alvaro Sanchez
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Circa Waves steps out of their comfort zone with their new album, ‘Different Creatures.’ By Samantha Danshes
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Thievery Corporation’s lounge-dub style includes reggae on the new album, and despite its unexpectedness, it works. By Alvaro Sanchez
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The rapping is as hard as ever on Kansas City hip-hop duo CES Cru’s latest offering, but it’s kneecapped by bland beatwork. By Thomas Roller
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Album review: Sampha’s ‘Process’ is mournful and beautiful
by Sam Danshesby Sam DanshesArts writer Sam Danshes reviews “Process,” the new album by British songwriter Sampha that is deep with meaning and complexity.
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Ty Segall’s self-named garage rock album is an engaging and skillfully done piece of work well-worth the listen. By Austin Willeke.
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The latest AFI release sticks to the band’s formula of identical song structures well, but a bit too much at times. By Alvaro Sanchez
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CUI’s music podcast reviews and dissects the first heavy metal record, Black Sabbath’s self-titled album.
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CUI Arts writer Ben Vernon has some choice words for the latest Empire of the Sun album. Words like “Not good.”