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Hazel Eyes
Sam Smith
The pop star’s new album trades aesthetic sleekness for a more organic sound, telling a real-life love story through sophisticated, romantic songs that tap jazz, blues, soul, and Feist.
Materia
Julia Holter
The seven-track companion to 2024’s Something in the Room She Moves blends new songs with reshaped versions of previously released material to offer a new glimpse at the L.A. musician’s creative process.
Death in the Family
Living Weapon
Members of hardcore bruisers Vein.fm and nu-gaze breakouts Fleshwater reassemble beneath the metalcore banner, combining brute strength and progressive instincts into a slab of unrelenting violence.
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Glizzy Glow
The “Cutwater” rapper’s debut LP tests the water with rehashed takes on trending sounds, none more effective than the homegrown Chicago juke that fueled her breakout.
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Lambchop
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Kurt Wagner reinvents his band yet again, this time slimming down to a bare-bones acoustic setup and stripping away the studio artifice. But his storytelling remains as expansive as ever.
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