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Compact Review: Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly Rating: 94/100 Released: March 15, 2015 Let’s talk about speech and debate. For plenty…
Compact Review: Father John Misty’s I Love You, Honeybear
Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear Rating: 90/100 Released: February 10, 2015 I am well on my way to…
Pot of Gold Festival Recap (or Future Islands Played During the Magic Hour and Changed Me Forever)
This weekend Tempe, Arizona played host to the Pot of Gold Music Festival and I decided this was good opportunity…
Compact Review: Purity Ring’s Another Eternity
Purity Ring – Another Eternity Rating: 74/100 Released: March 3, 2015 The world needs more bands like Purity Ring. They make alt-EDM for…
Compact Review: Sleater-Kinney’s No Cities to Love
Sleater-Kinney – No Cities to Love Rating: 89/100 Released: January 20, 2015 I’ve never had a favorite drummer. I didn’t even…
Compact Review: Belle and Sebastian’s Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
Belle and Sebastian – Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance Rating: 77/100 Released: January 20, 2015 Just when you think you…
Compact Review: Panda Bear’s Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper
Panda Bear – Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper Rating: 81/100 Released: January 9, 2015 On his fifth solo album, Animal Collective…
Best Album of 2014: Future Islands’ Singles
#1. Singles – Future Islands If we’ve talked in person about music over the past year there is pretty much a 100%…
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