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Album Review: Fiona Apple - "Fetch the Bolt Cutters"

Josh Bokor

Apr 26, 20204 min read

Album Review: Fiona Apple - "Fetch the Bolt Cutters"

Fetch the Bolt Cutters is a phenomenal experience that features raw, percussive explosiveness and an emotionally stirring Fiona Apple....

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Album Review: M. Ward - "Migration Stories"

Josh Bokor

Apr 13, 20203 min read

Album Review: M. Ward - "Migration Stories"

M. Ward's tenth solo album tells personal and immersive tales of migration in an exploratory and fluid motion, each song enriched and...

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Album Review: U.S. Girls - "Heavy Light"

Josh Bokor

Apr 11, 20203 min read

Album Review: U.S. Girls - "Heavy Light"

Meg Remy's U.S. Girls continues to be thrilling and profound on her collaborative eighth album, focusing on self reflection through...

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Album Review: Stephen Malkmus - "Traditional Techniques"

Josh Bokor

Apr 3, 20203 min read

Album Review: Stephen Malkmus - "Traditional Techniques"

On his third album in three years, Stephen Malkmus ventures to traditional folk music. These songs are delicate, lush, and timeless,...

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Album Review: Real Estate - "The Main Thing"

Josh Bokor

Mar 21, 20203 min read

Album Review: Real Estate - "The Main Thing"

The Main Thing captures Real Estate's balance of changing things up stylistically and sonically with the familiarity and comfort...

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Josh Bokor

Feb 21, 20203 min read

Album Review: La Roux - "Supervision"

Despite having a lack of stylistic variation, Supervision pleasantly shows off Elly Jackson's playful personality with a cohesive...

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Album Review: Bombay Bicycle Club - "Everything Else Has Gone Wrong"

Josh Bokor

Feb 8, 20204 min read

Album Review: Bombay Bicycle Club - "Everything Else Has Gone Wrong"

After a six year absence, Bombay Bicycle Club return to a safe sound that lacks punch or excitement. There are flashes of greatness here...

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Album Review: Battles - "Juice B Crypts"

Josh Bokor

Nov 22, 20195 min read

Album Review: Battles - "Juice B Crypts"

Reduced to a duo, Battles continue to make chaotically great music while incorporating a wide variety of guest appearances. They sound...

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Album Review: Kim Gordon - "No Home Record"

Josh Bokor

Nov 1, 20193 min read

Album Review: Kim Gordon - "No Home Record"

Kim Gordon's debut solo album plays at her strengths of mixing harsh noise and accessible hooks. No Home Record delivers plenty of...

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Album Review: Melissa Villaseñor - "Dreamer"

Josh Bokor

Oct 16, 20193 min read

Album Review: Melissa Villaseñor - "Dreamer"

Mellisa Villaseñor's debut album is an exquisite pop venture through love, heartbreak, loneliness, and independence.

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Album Review: Penguin Cafe - "Handfuls of Night"

Josh Bokor

Oct 12, 20193 min read

Album Review: Penguin Cafe - "Handfuls of Night"

Handfuls of Night is boldly cinematic and sounds more isolating than ever. It's the group's most consistent release yet.

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Album Review: Sturgill Simpson - "SOUND & FURY"

Josh Bokor

Oct 5, 20193 min read

Album Review: Sturgill Simpson - "SOUND & FURY"

SOUND & FURY is loud, abrasive, and a completely unexpected thrill ride. With crazily enjoyable performances soundtracking a psychedelic...

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Josh Bokor

Sep 16, 20193 min read

Album Review: !!! - "Wallop"

On the dance-punk group's eighth studio album, !!! fully embody the grit, sweat, and chaos of 90's dance culture without sounding too out...

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Album Review: Spoon - "Everything Hits At Once: The Best of Spoon"

Josh Bokor

Jul 25, 20193 min read

Album Review: Spoon - "Everything Hits At Once: The Best of Spoon"

The new greatest hits collection is well deserved, spanning Spoon's 25+ year career of direct hits. It highlights one of the most...

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Live Review: Vampire Weekend Give It Their All On a Sweet Sunday Night

Josh Bokor

Jun 19, 20194 min read

Live Review: Vampire Weekend Give It Their All On a Sweet Sunday Night

Live at The Armory, Vampire Weekend's long awaited Minneapolis show is undeniably sweet and full of surprises. The band sounds as mature...

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Album Review: Rodrigo y Gabriela - "Mettavolution"

Josh Bokor

Jun 18, 20193 min read

Album Review: Rodrigo y Gabriela - "Mettavolution"

The acoustic guitar dueling duo's new album is one of their most refined and compelling. With polished production and added...

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Album Review: Yeasayer - "Erotic Reruns"

Josh Bokor

Jun 13, 20192 min read

Album Review: Yeasayer - "Erotic Reruns"

On the Brooklyn trio's fifth album, Yeasayer decide to go for the short and sweet route with 30 minutes of straightforward indie pop. The...

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Live Review: A Non-Stop Dance Party with U.S. Girls

Josh Bokor

Jun 8, 20193 min read

Live Review: A Non-Stop Dance Party with U.S. Girls

Live at St. Paul's Turf Club, Meg Remy and her band certainly do break a sweat, but for the better. U.S. Girls' recent albums were made...

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Album Review: Carly Rae Jepsen - "Dedicated"

Josh Bokor

Jun 2, 20193 min read

Album Review: Carly Rae Jepsen - "Dedicated"

Carly Rae Jepsen continues her winning formula of mixing 80's pop with modern breakups on Dedicated. It acts like a second helping of...

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Album Review: Vampire Weekend - "Father of the Bride"

Josh Bokor

May 18, 20194 min read

Album Review: Vampire Weekend - "Father of the Bride"

"Father of the Bride" casts a light over Ezra Koenig's shrouded lyricism on the deterioration of both romantic and societal mishaps. It's...

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