Reviews
- Haruomi Hosono
S·F·X / The Endless Talking / Paradise View / Mercuric Dance
Four new reissues explore the acclaimed Japanese producer’s work c. 1984-1985, as he set aside techno-pop in favor of spacious, imaginative ambient music.
- Spirit of the Beehive
ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH
The outstanding album from the Philadelphia electro-psych trio is reclusive, cryptic, late-night paranoia music. Their oblique songs can evoke an entire landscape of feeling in very few words.
- Esperanza Spalding
TRIANGLE
The acclaimed jazz bassist’s latest project, a three-part suite inspired by meditation and healing practices, seeks to alleviate the stress and upheaval of a pandemic year.
- Fake Fruit
Fake Fruit
The Oakland band’s wide-ranging debut is a whirlwind of biting critique, nervy post-punk guitars, and absurdist humor. Rarely does a first record speak with such a trenchant voice.
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- Prabh Deep
Tabia
The Punjabi rapper-producer’s genre-hopping second album paints a richly detailed picture of a psyche buffeted by turmoil. Wildly ambitious in sound and scope, it raises the bar for India’s hip-hop vanguard.
- Bruiser Wolf
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The Detroit rapper’s standout debut is among the year’s most engaging rap albums so far, packed with disarming metaphors, humor, and introspection.
- Various Artists
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The 40-song label compilation from Argentina’s AGVA Records is a prismatic and circuitous immersion into the sounds and aesthetics circulating across Latin America.
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Joyful, euphoric, and free, these new songs from the Miami party-starters are all produced by SOPHIE and are full of potential energy and the excitement of exploration.