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underscores - U
underscores
U
76
May 19

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underscores - U
underscores
U
2026 • LP
76
May 19
高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] - BRASILIAN SKIES
Takanaka
BRASILIAN SKIES
1978 • LP
86
May 18
大貫妙子 [Taeko Ōnuki] - Sunshower
Taeko Ohnuki
Sunshower
1977 • LP
80
May 16
Tiffany Day - LOVER TOFU FRUIT
Tiffany Day
LOVER TOFU FRUIT
2024 • LP
71
May 15
Penthouse - Laundry
Penthouse
Laundry
2024 • LP
75
May 15
Tiffany Day - HALO
Tiffany Day
HALO
2026 • LP
73
May 13
Ninajirachi - Second Nature
Ninajirachi
Second Nature
2022 • Mixtape
78
May 10

Recent Reviews

Tame Impala - Deadbeat
75

I will never get mad at an artist for trying something different with their craft, even if it doesn’t quite stick the landing for many. This isn’t Currents, I doubt we’ll ever get Currents again, and that’s completely okay.

That being said, this does feel like Kevin’s least cohesive work to date. It feels like he decided to make a techno-house album and then pivoted halfway though, without deleting anything. I still really like that sound of a lot of stuff here, ... read more

The Brobecks - Violent Things
75

Oh to be 16 again

half•alive - Persona
88

We are so back.

Really fun album about identity and growing up, two topics that are kinda hitting home right now. Josh is really in his bag with the songwriting here, lots of really catchy choruses. The performances are swell, a nice progression of their sound while still feeling like them.

Only complaints are that a couple songs sound a little overcooked. It’s also really short, feels like ideas don’t get much room to breathe.

All in all really happy with this. Proud of the ... read more

half•alive - Conditions of a Punk
73

Messiest album rollout I’ve ever seen, and some of that disfunction creeps into the music as well unfortunately. The quality to quantity ratio isn’t there like it is for the debut. Sonically it doesn’t do much for me either, and the story’s a little one dimensional.

That being said, I still really like a lot of the songs on here. It was an experiment that didn’t pay off in a lot of ways, but mad respect for trying something new. I look back on it fonder now that ... read more

Daft Punk - Homework
96

This is everything I love in an electronic album. So catchy, so fun. My favorite from the duo


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