Reviews
Every score is a call. Nothing finer than a half.
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AUG 27 2026R&BRavyn Lenae — “Blue Island”Fourteen tracks, no hedging: her surest record yet.4
AUG 26 2026COUNTRYDolly Parton — “Hello, I'm Dolly”The debut that won the argument about what she was.3.5
AUG 25 2026ELECTRONICMaribou State — “Hallucinating Love”A patient record that only stumbles when it coasts.3.5
AUG 24 2026EXPERIMENTALStephen O’Malley — “Avaeken”Monumental, patient, and too reverent to fully land.3.5
AUG 21 2026INDIE ROCKSquirrel Flower — “Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going”A road record that knows when to stay still.4
AUG 21 2026ART POPJulia Holter — “Materia”A companion record with its own reasons to exist.4
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