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R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
R.E.M.
Automatic for the People
1992 • LP
93
May 17
Action Bronson & The Alchemist - Lamb Over Rice
Action Bronson & The Alchemist
Lamb Over Rice
2019 • EP
85
May 1
The Guess Who - Share the Land
The Guess Who
Share the Land
1970 • LP
81
Apr 22
Rush - Moving Pictures
Rush
Moving Pictures
1981 • LP
93
Apr 7
Paul McCartney - McCartney
McCartney
McCartney
1970 • LP
83
Mar 25

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The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow
92

Oh what a contrast you were, to the brutes in the halls!

I discovered how important The Shins were when I first heard 'Turn A Square' via Instagram. The hook was so simple, the melody did challenge me but in a strange, nervous way. This energy is found, discarded, reignited and calmed throughout this whole project. James Mercer serves as a reminder to us all that pop music is pop music because of its infectiousness. Whether you search wholeheartedly for the intricacies in every ... read more

Recent Reviews

The Feminine Complex - Livin' Love
85

Nina Persson must have liked this, it’s the 60s First Band On the Moon!!

R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
93

A highly provocative, masterfully mixed and written piece of art that further demonstrates how important R.E.M are to the collection of art to come out of the United States.

Action Bronson & The Alchemist - Lamb Over Rice
85

Instrumentation is playful and colourful!! Action Bronson and The Alchemist are excellent on Lamb Over Rice.

Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around
90

By definition, this last collection from Cash's 'American' collection is bittersweet. Its intensely difficult to separate this piece of art from the frailness of Cash's voice; unwavering in its stare toward death.

Released the year before Cash were to die, 'American IV' is a fantastic final instalment of a series of albums that bookends Cash's official living catalogue. Harboured with stripped country covers of classic folk songs like Lennon's 'In ... read more

Blur - Leisure
70

Pushing out of the art colleges with their shaggy bowl cuts and loose swaying psychedelia, Blur, who had only recently changed their name from Seymour, emerged with the single in 1990 'She's So High'. As the official opener for both the band and the album, 'She's So High' enforces most of what comes from these early stages for Blur. The lyricism is youthfully explorative, somewhat flirtatious and psychedelic. Coxon's vast board of compositional gadgets mash ... read more

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