It’s refreshing — almost encouraging — to have our challenges be acknowledged and know that our frustrations are not unique.
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TEST SPIN | ‘The New Abnormal’ Preserves Rock
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The Strokes are successful in preserving their massive legacy of lightning tunes once more and they continue to defibrillate the rock genre before it can ever slip away.
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TEST SPIN | ‘3.15.20’ is Disjointed
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The album lacks any coherent artistic vision upon first listen, and while there are some beautiful moments throughout, it appears that the music has been stifled by ambition.
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TEST SPIN | 5 Seconds of Summer — ‘CALM’
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The album continues the group’s departure from their quasi-punk roots, a trend that began to emerge in their 2018 album Youngblood.
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Dua Lipa’s ‘Future Nostalgia’: Hit or Miss?
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She captures a unique, hometown sound, blends it with ‘80s pop and adds her own flavor to it to create the most pleasant sounding album of this year so far.
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TEST SPIN | The Weeknd Evolves in ‘After Hours’
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The Weeknd’s work is showing definite progression and advancement in how he approaches this industry, providing the unequivocal groundwork for exceptional and high-grade quality content for music listeners everywhere.
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TEST SPIN | Grouplove — ‘Healer’
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With 11 tracks and an album cover that looks a lot like an homage to their greatest hit, the collection is a wonderfully curated blend of the group’s best features.
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TEST SPIN | Grimes — ‘Miss Anthropocene’
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In lieu of revealing details about her much-scrutinized personal life, Grimes opts to focus on a self-created fantasy world on her latest full length release.
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TEST SPIN | The Wonder Years — ‘Burst and Decay (Volume II)’
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If I could rank Burst and Decay II better than perfect, I would.
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TEST SPIN | Tennis — ‘Swimmer’
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Swimmer is a narration of Riley and Moore’s journey through a period of pain and loss, a testament to the durability of their love.
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TEST SPIN | Eminem — ‘Music To Be Murdered By’
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It’s certainly his best album since 2013’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2, showcasing lyrical dexterity, complex topics and excellent beat selection.