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Florence Welch Fights Trauma With a Primal Scream
Florence + the Machine’s sixth album Everybody Scream turns a painful experience into an artistic triumph
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Snocaps Is Pure Sibling-Rock Bliss
Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield and her twin sister Allison Crutchfield of Swearin’ get together for a fantastic surprise album
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Lily Allen Turns a Painful Marriage Into a Powerful Album
The eclectic U.K. artist takes a brutal emotional inventory on West End Girl
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You’ve Seen the Dylan Biopic. Now Hear What Those Early Years Were Really Like
Through the Open Window, the latest installment of his Bootleg Series, traces how a complete unknown became the master of his folk domain
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Miguel Searches for Roots in a Chaotic World
On Caos, the adventurous R&B artist calls on his heritage as he processes our brutal reality
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Brandi Carlile Finds Her Way ‘Back Home’ on Her Moving New Album
On Returning to Myself the esteemed singer-songwriter turns inward
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Monaleo Is a Black American Princess for Our Times
On her new album, Who Did the Body, the Houston rapper embodies an ethic of Blackness rooted in community and commitment
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Demi Lovato Isn’t That Deep. That’s a Good Thing
The singer just wants to have fun on her new album, It's Not That Deep
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Sudan Archives Takes Her Fiddle to the Club
On The BPM, the violinist and singer-songwriter offers complex music that exists between the past, the present, and 10 minutes from now
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Does ‘Nebraska ’82’ Solve a Springsteen Mystery? Yes and No
A mythic Electric Nebraska may not technically exist, but this five-disc set is a fascinating exploration of Bruce’s haunting 1982 album
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