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New Reviews for August 22, 2025

Private MusicEditor's choice
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With returning producer Nick Raskulinecz, the alt-metal vets craft a flawless stunner of a tenth album.
- Neil Z. Yeung
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A heartfelt tour de force, the band's fourth album taps into rock & roll's undying power to reflect inner truths and bring fantasies to life.
- Heather Phares
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Merge
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After 35-plus years, the band have lost none of the fire that powers their hooky, punk-in-the-truest-sense brand of indie rock.
- Tim Sendra
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Mac DeMarco
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After several years of miscellaneous output, the indie artist returns to traditional songwriting with an album of slow-moving tunes intoned with wintery reflections.
- Fred Thomas
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The CCR leader records new versions of his old classics, which are great, but not as great as the originals.
- Mark Deming
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Teyana Taylor
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Narrated by an all-star cast, the singer's first album in five years is a powerful statement of emotional and sexual liberation.
- Andy Kellman
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Top-notch shoegaze spiked with dream pop as expected, but this time amped up, dialed down, and better all-around.
- Tim Sendra
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Matador
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The volatile art-punks follow their breakthrough album with dense experiments full of haunting melancholy, sci-fi optimism, and potent wit.
- Heather Phares

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