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New Vinyl Ideas: Numero Group on 20 Years of Giving Us the Unexpected

The archival label’s founders discuss the long road to this weekend’s anniversary festivities in LA, with Codeine, Unwound, Karate, and more set to take the stage at the Palace Theater.

February 16, 2023
Reviews
The Go! Team, “Get Up Sequences Part 2”

The loud, bass-bin rattles of the sequel to their 2021 LP sound like a party among old friends and new, mixing cutting-edge noise-rock R&B with old-school shoegaze and synth pop.

February 15, 2023
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Bob Dylan, “The Bootleg Series Vol. 17: Fragments – Time Out of Mind Sessions: 1996-1997”

On the series’ 17th installment, listeners are transported to the sound of desire, a Dylan reconnecting and reconnoitering with a curt and surly muse.

January 31, 2023
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Bass Drum of Death, “Say I Won’t”

The Mississippi garage rockers move past lo-fi toward a more soulful and power-chord heavy sound on their Patrick Carney–produced fifth album.

January 30, 2023
Reviews
Lil Yachty, “Let’s Start Here.”

The Atlanta rapper has taken up the mantle of prog-psychedelic, live-band hip-hop, and the results are as outwardly wily and avant-garde as they are insular and introspective.

January 27, 2023
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MIKE, “Beware of the Monkey”

Like a short story writer moving into the novel’s narrative form, the East Coast rapper has figured out how to expand his dreamy sensibilities without losing his intimate sleepy qualities.

January 24, 2023
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Måneskin, “Rush!”

The Italian rockers’ third effort is the slick, chic, and over-stuffed meal in which to portray their fullest flavors.

January 23, 2023
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†††, “PERMANENT.RADIANT”

The first EP from Deftones’ Chino Moreno and Far’s Shaun Lopez in nearly a decade never ceases to thrill, even in its quietest measures.

January 20, 2023
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Man or Astro-Man?, “Distant Pulsar”

On their second bite-size studio release since 2013, the space-age surf punks are angrier and more propulsive-sounding than in their past, and with that, more bluntly direct in their execution.

January 19, 2023
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Cheap Trick, “Live at the Whisky 1977”

This live box set showcases newly made medleys that result in razor-sharp glam-rock cuts with complex melodic curveballs, crushing metal-pop guitar work, and the chemistry of a close-knit, veteran bar band.

January 10, 2023
Art & CultureIn Conversation
Kid Congo Powers Tells His Truth in New Memoir “Some New Kind of Kick”

The guitarist/vocalist with two new albums examines his time with Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds, The Gun Club, and The Cramps.

January 09, 2023
Staff Picks
The Best Reissues of 2022

20 collections that defy the streaming age.

December 29, 2022
Film + TVReviews
Todd Haynes’ “The Velvet Underground” Is a Love Letter to a Scene, Not Just a Sound

Padded with interviews and commentary, the real draw of Criterion’s 4K digital master is the inclusion of full versions of the avant-garde films excerpted in the doc.

December 19, 2022
The Roots’ Captain Kirk Douglas Goes Boldly Into the “New Unknown”

The guitarist discusses the therapeutic jams of his sophomore solo LP under the outlet Hundred Watt Heart.

December 06, 2022
FLOOD’s Guide to Record Store Day Black Friday 2022: David Bowie, The Weeknd, Alex G, RZA, Nico, and More

30 titles to keep an eye out for at this Friday’s annual post-turkey crate dig.

November 23, 2022
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Alice Coltrane, “Ptah, the El Daoud” [Reissue]

Beyond its golden coloring reflecting Coltrane’s sunburst spirituality, this reissue highlights the intertwined holy path shared with her late husband conveyed in the cosmic music she crafted in his wake.

November 22, 2022
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GloRilla, “Anyways, Life’s Great…”

This no-fat, all-funk debut EP is like a hard, wet kiss planted unexpectedly on your lips.

November 18, 2022
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Guns n’ Roses, “Use Your Illusion” (Super Deluxe)

The twin neo-metal LPs incorporating bits of blues, country, punk, and classical into their tunes finally arrive together in one large package with three times the bombast.

November 17, 2022
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The Human League, “The Virgin Years”

This 5-LP collection spanning 1981 to 1990 shows that the Sheffield group were way ahead of the curve when it came to the innovations made in the name of future-looking synth-pop.

November 10, 2022
Reviews
NEU!, “50!”

Mogwai, Man Man, IDLES, and The National are among the artists contributing chilly, distant remixes as part of this historical, 46-song overview of the krautrock duo’s original albums.

November 08, 2022
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