SZA Is at Her Most Streamlined and Direct on ‘Lana’
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Officially part of the deluxe edition of SOS, her excellent new 15-song release stands on its own
Dr. Dre Helps Bring Out the Best in Snoop Dogg on ‘Missionary’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsSnoop Dogg’s ambitious new album, 'Missionary,' is his second full-length collaboration with mentor Dr. Dre
Mashd N Kutcher Deploy Dancefloor-Ready Bangers on ‘Legacy’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsThe debut album from the Brisbane collective of multi-instrumentalists overflows with hip-hop beats, samples and life
Māori Producer MOKOTRON Gets Personal on ‘WAEREA’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsThe artist explores their Indigenous identity via electronic music in their immense new album
total tommy’s Debut Album Is a Winning Combo of Hooks and Heavy Guitars
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsSordid tales of love, lust, hedonism, and heartache on scuzzy bedroom-pop full-length
Jujulipps Bolts Through Hip-Hop, Punk and Alternative Rock on Dizzying EP
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsAuckland's rising star displays her impressive range on the genre-hopping 'SUPERSTAR'
Kendrick Lamar Caps His Huge Year With a Victory Lap on ‘GNX’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsHe embraces his dual identities of spiritualist and block thumper
Kim Deal Waited Decades to Release a Solo Album. ‘Nobody Loves You More’ Is Worth It
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsBreeders frontwoman and former Pixie got help from a lot of old friends on the album, but somehow it feels more like a self-portrait than her earlier work
Father John Misty Dances With Death on ‘Mahashmashana’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsSinger-songwriter's latest returns to the sweeping, Seventies-steeped orchestral pop rock that’s always suited him
Rita Mae Looks to the Nineties on Authentic New EP ‘Kiss the Sky’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsThe Auckland-based singer-songwriter revisits the grunge era on an EP that plays as authentic rather than pastiche
