Recent Thuggish Releases

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  August Burns Red
  Guardians
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  The metalcore giants' eighth full-length effort delivers all of the heaviness and technical prowess that fans have come to expect.

  - James Christopher Monger
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  J Balvin
  Colores
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  Musica urbana's first auteur issues a conceptual party album without collaborators, and turns reggaeton on its head in the process.

  - Thom Jurek
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  Anna Calvi
  Hunted
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  The singer/songwriter lets down her guard on raw, intimate versions of songs from Hunter with striking results.

  - Heather Phares
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  Lil Baby
  My Turn
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  Second studio album from Atlanta rapper finds inspired, masterful flows meeting infectious pop hooks.

  - Fred Thomas
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  The Pack A.D.
  It Was Fun While It Lasted
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  Final album from the Canadian blues/garage/hard rock duo is a meditation on loving music and hating the music business.

  - Mark Deming
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  Tech N9ne
  Enterfear
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  This 22nd album is yet another aggressive and tongue-twisting display from the Kansas City rapper.

  - Neil Z. Yeung
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  Kvelertak
  Splid
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  The studio debut for vocalist Ivar Nikolaisen, the Norwegian black metallers pick right up where 2016's Nattesferd left off and never look back.

  - James Christopher Monger
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  Royce da 5'9"
  The Allegory
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  The powerful eighth album from the Detroit emcee tackles America's ills in an unflinching, grand fashion.

  - Neil Z. Yeung
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  Pears
  Pears
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  The New Orleans hardcore punk outfit hits a peak in songcraft with catchy loser anthems full of heart.

  - Neil Z. Yeung
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  G Herbo
  PTSD
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  The fourth album from the Chicago rapper leans into big production, melodic hooks, and lyrics of personal trauma.

  - Fred Thomas