Album Reviews
- MIKE
May God Bless Your Hustle
The new 18-year-old New York rapper carves a unique path of searing lyricism through back-alley soul-sampling beats. He examines his youth with an ancient coolness and preternatural technique.
- Nicholas Britell
Moonlight (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
For the ravishing Moonlight, Nicholas Britell composed a score that splits the difference between classical and codeine. It’s orchestral music, chopped and screwed. There’s beauty in its glacial pace.
- Ennanga Vision
Ennanga Vision
Electronic beats and dub effects put a heady, psychedelic spin on traditional Ugandan Royal Court music.
- Turtlenecked
Vulture
With his indie rock project Turtlenecked, Harrison Smith pens witty lyrics that riff on social media and scene politics. It’s often charming, but the navel-gazing can just as easily turn insufferable.
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