Recent Messy Releases

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  Mudhoney
  Digital Garbage
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  The grunge godfathers lay out plenty of righteous wrath on 11 songs reflecting a world mired in chaos.

  - Mark Deming
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  Edan / Homeboy Sandman
  Humble Pi
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  Brief yet explosive collaboration between endlessly creative MC Homeboy Sandman and psych-rap maestro Edan.

  - Paul Simpson
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  Suede
  The Blue Hour
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  Suede push at the edges of their tragic romantic sound on this darkly bewitching album.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Big Brother & the Holding Compan …
  Sex, Dope & Cheap Thrills
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  Extensive outtakes from the Cheap Thrills sessions that emphasize the interaction between Janis Joplin and her bandmates.

  - Mark Deming
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  Single Mothers
  Through a Wall
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  Canada's angriest man is back and howling on the Ontario band's furious but articulate third album.

  - Mark Deming
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  Eric Copeland
  Trogg Modal, Vol. 1
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  Typically spontaneous and playful, Trogg Modal, Vol. 1 is slightly closer to straightforward dance music than other Eric Copeland releases.

  - Paul Simpson
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  Kiran Leonard
  Western Culture
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  Leonard's fourth LP explores contemporary society with riveting, exasperated art rock.

  - Marcy Donelson
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  Tim Cohen
  The Modern World
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  The Fresh & Onlys frontman's fifth solo LP meshes personal highs and sociopolitical anxiety in understated psychedelic pop.

  - Marcy Donelson
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  Orchestra of Spheres
  Mirror
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  Ambitious fourth full-length from New Zealand's Orchestra of Spheres, adding a greater spiritual energy to their eclectic, celebratory rhythms.

  - Paul Simpson
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  Stove
  's Favorite Friend
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  Ovlov's Steve Harlett's second record as Stove is his first with a band, and it's emotionally charged, sonically thrilling indie rock at its finest.

  - Tim Sendra