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Various Artists, “I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground and Nico”

The late Hal Wilner’s introduction to the classic LP is as lovely, fall-like, and serene as was Reed’s original entry.

October 05, 2021
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Elvis Costello, “Spanish Model”

Rather than a simple set of demos and rarities, Costello strips “This Year’s Model” down to its instrumental tracks and goes en-Español.

September 22, 2021
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Blvck Hippie, “If You Feel Alone at Parties”

Everything Josh Shaw does is immediate, off, and odd—like a welcome meeting of Violent Femmes, Kid Cudi, The Cure, and Tom Verlaine.

September 21, 2021
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Lil Nas X, “Montero”

The debut album from the outsider-rap cowboy is a bold, verbal, and vocal display of what it must mean to be lonely at the top.

September 20, 2021
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Bob Dylan, “Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985)”

This 5-year case study sees the doctor reviving the patient, taking out the bile, and giving him new legs with more tactile treading.

September 17, 2021
In Conversation
In Conversation: Liars’ Angus Andrew on Just How the Apple Drops

Andrew discusses microdosing, letting go, and his project’s full-circle return to collaboration on his tenth album.

August 31, 2021
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Gang of Four, “77-81”

This workman-like all-CD box signals what might be this period’s finest and most uniquely artful one-two punch.

August 27, 2021
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Various Artists, “Almost Famous” [6-LP Super Deluxe Edition]

The original Stillwater songs—penned by Cameron Crowe with Peter Frampton and Heart’s Nancy Wilson—are better here, at home, than they were in the theater back in 2000.

August 24, 2021
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Sparks, “Annette: Cannes Edition”

It’s in its marriage to the film that this soundtrack is best served; cold and bleakly comical with an operatic repetitiveness worthy of Philip Glass.

August 23, 2021

Utkarsh Ambudkar as Mouser and Joe Keery as Keys in 20th Century Studios’ FREE GUY. Photo by Alan Markfield. © 2020 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Film + TV
Joe Keery: Stranger Guy

The co-star of “Stranger Things” and the new Ryan Reynolds arcade-adventure “Free Guy” talks psychedelia, porn staches, and body-painted costumes.

August 13, 2021
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, “Minamata”

The composer shows off a mind for menacing, tactile music which meshes the oceanic-winded scale of the elements.

August 06, 2021
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George Harrison, “All Things Must Pass” Super Deluxe Edition

This 50th anniversary reissue adds an oomph that’s crucial to its rhythm arrangements and the tremor of Harrison’s treble-heavy guitar work.

August 05, 2021
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Prince, “Welcome 2 America”

The unearthed 2010 LP is more fun than inventive, and a whole lot of very-OK, faux-sexy, R&B rawkouts.

August 03, 2021
Space Is the Place for Chicano Batman’s Bardo Martinez

Martinez discusses doing his own thing on his solo debut as Bardo, “Everywhere Reminds Me of Space.”

August 03, 2021
U-Roy’s Last Stand Is Just the Beginning

Sly & Robbie’s Sly Dunbar and production duo Zak & Sshh talk U-Roy’s legacy and the innovative vocalist’s new posthumous LP “Solid Gold.”

July 30, 2021
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Rodrigo Amarante, “Drama”

Amarante’s second solo album is the work of a vexingly imaginative, subtly unpredictable, and ruminatively humorous composer.

July 26, 2021
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Alice Coltrane, “Kirtan: Turiya Sings”

The composer pulls from prayerful moments with voice and Wurlitzer electric organ to awe-inspiring results.

July 19, 2021
FLOOD’s Guide to Record Store Day 2021 Part 2: Beastie Boys, Aretha Franklin, The Clash, Amy Winehouse, and More

23 new releases we’re excited for during RSD Drop 2 on July 17.

July 16, 2021
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Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come, “Eternal Messenger”

The new box set celebrates Brown’s exploration of rough-hewn art rock with a twist alongside his crew Kingdom Come.

July 08, 2021
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Various Artists, “Red Hot + Free”

Red Hot beats as it hasn’t in quite some time, pushing its participants further than you may have imagined.

July 02, 2021
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