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Sounds like if Kanye West had been a Zambian-Canadian transgender woman raised on black metal and existential dread.

Only Dust Remains sees Backxwash channeling spiritual anguish and industrial noise into something loud, cathartic, and defiantly her own. It’s a furious, emotional exorcism.

Almost functioning as an extension of Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour also acts as a fitting conclusion to The Beatles’ psychedelic era. The soundtrack side of the album features some of their most brilliantly produced and performed psychedelic songs, while the singles side collects several of the band’s most iconic and enduring tracks. It’s astonishing to think that so many of these exceptional songs were originally left off previous albums.

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Often hailed as one of the first concept albums, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is, paradoxically, less cohesive than its predecessor Revolver. But that’s also where its magic lies. Rather than unity through theme or genre, it’s the album’s restless creativity and adventurous spirit that tie it together. The Beatles don’t stick to any single direction here – instead, they fully embrace chaos and experimentation as their guiding principle.

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Beyond its groundbreaking impact on pop music, The Beatles' evolution into psychedelic rock, and their incorporation of Indian classical music and avant-garde elements – all of which have been extensively discussed already – Revolver is, above all, a collection of extraordinarily exceptional songs.