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Recent Bittersweet Releases
Paul McCartney
McCartney III
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Working once again on his own, McCartney writes for himself, not the charts, winding up with an off-kilter pop album.
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Shawn Mendes
Wonder
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Shawn Mendes enters his twenties with a diverse, playful, and heartfelt album.
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Josh Groban
Harmony
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Groban puts his warm, classically informed spin on a nicely curated set of cover songs.
- Matt Collar
Jimi Hendrix
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Live in Maui
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The ultimate guitar hero and his band play two fiery sets in Hawaii where they shine despite unpredictable conditions.
- Mark Deming
The Weeknd
The Highlights
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Practical anthology issued a couple days before the singer's halftime performance at Super Bowl LV.
- Andy Kellman
Bob Dylan
1970
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A loose, surprisingly enjoyable set of outtakes from the Self Portrait and New Morning sessions, highlighted by a George Harrison cameo.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Weezer
OK Human
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A moody, sweetly melancholy, string-drenched departure from Weezer.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Miley Cyrus
Plastic Hearts
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Balancing polished pop, country heart, and 1980s rock edge, Cyrus' seventh album builds on her image instead of taking a wrecking ball to it.
- Heather Phares
Ryan Adams
Wednesdays
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Ryan Adams breaks his silence with the slow, mopey Wednesdays.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Mogwai
As the Love Continues
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The venerable Scottish post-rockers celebrate their 25th anniversary with some of their most fun and immediate music.
- Heather Phares
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