A funky, country-laced experiment that’s not nearly as bad as its early reputation suggests.
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The blockbuster Georgia trio prescribe the right medicine but the wrong dosage.
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This mixtape finds Wayne trading in his punchline style to focus on flow, flow, and more flow.
Music Felt Kind of Powerless in 2017
It’s hard to focus on art when the news is never not terrifying.
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Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, André 3000, and M.I.A. bring their A-game for Pharrell.
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The year’s biggest “boy band” gets better and better with each release.
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The white, American, guitar-based mainstream continues to find an edge on ballots
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Music’s most prestigious awards show is getting better but still has a lot of catching up to do.
How Modest Mouse Won the Lonesome Crowded West
The band’s sprawling breakthrough continues to surprise and baffle 20 years later.
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It’s so rare that four white dudes selling 18 million units knew the limits of their powers.