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The X-Ray on the Cover of Virgin Is Not a Metaphor

Thirty-four minutes and fifty-one seconds, no cool-down, no exit ramp. Lorde's fourth record is the first one that sounds like a body instead of a report from one.

Jules Okonkwo·20 Jul·4 min

A close-cropped hand resting on a guitar fretboard, the fingers caught mid-chord in dim amber light.

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Nilüfer Yanya's My Method Actor and the Uses of a Third Record

Nilüfer Yanya's third record arrived in September 2024 as the specific consolidation work a third album is supposed to do, and the consolidation has produced the strongest writing of her career.

Lena Ashworth·28 Jan·7 min

A translucent plastic disc floating above a soft pink gradient, lit from below in cool blue.

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Magdalena Bay's Imaginal Disk and the Slow Return of the Album

Magdalena Bay's second full-length arrived in August 2024 to a slow critical build and a fanbase already waiting. Five months on, the album is the strongest argument for the form in current pop.

Jules Okonkwo·12 Jan·7 min