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New Reviews for August 29, 2025

Straight Line Was a LieEditor's choice
The Beths
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Pop/Rock
With Elizabeth Stokes turning to self-help writing practice to conquer creative blocks, the hooky indie rockers' fourth LP is their most personal yet.
- Marcy Donelson
Essex HoneyEditor's choice
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Devonté Hynes breaks from film scores and classical compositions to deliver a soul-stirring fifth album under his main alias.
- Andy Kellman
The Hives Forever Forever the HivesEditor's choice
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The Hives Forever Forever the Hives
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The band's seventh album is a potent distillation of their sharp wit and steamrolling energy.
- Heather Phares
Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Hayley Williams
Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Pop/Rock
The Paramore singer lets go of the past and moves forward on her artful, introspective third solo album.
- Matt Collar
Once Upon a Time In California
Belinda Carlisle
Once Upon a Time In California
Edsel
Pop/Rock
The Go-Go's frontwoman turned pop chanteuse covers ten glossy pop nuggets of the '60s and '70s in sincere, skillful style.
- Mark Deming
Airline Highway
Rodney Crowell
Airline Highway
New West
Pop/Rock, Country
The great singer/songwriter rocks a bit and passes along plenty of wisdom on this LP produced by Tyler Bryant.
- Mark Deming
Rwanda Sings with StringsEditor's choice
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Rwanda Sings with Strings
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International
The Rwandan folk duo are complemented by two string players on this poignant and spontaneous album.
- Timothy Monger
Time and Patience
Tift Merritt
Time and Patience
One Riot Records
Country, Pop/Rock, Folk
The gifted singer/songwriter gives fans a glimpse of her archives, including five acoustic demos of songs from Tambourine.
- Mark Deming

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Andrew Hill
Black Fire
November 8, 1963
Post-Bop
Black Fire, Andrew Hill's debut record for Blue Note, was an impressive statement of purpose that retains much of its power six decades after its initial release. Hill's music is quite original, building from a hard bop foundation and moving into uncharted harmonic and rhythmic territory. Hill's complex chording is thoroughly impressive, and Joe Henderson's bold solos are more adventurous than his previous bop outings would have suggested.
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