Recent Affirmation Releases

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  Ariana Grande
  Positions
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  A single-minded soundtrack to long nights of sex and sensuality.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Black Stone Cherry
  The Human Condition
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  Kentucky's Southern swamp metal brotherhood realize the fullness of their greasy, swaggering creative potential.

  - Thom Jurek
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  Andrew Bird
  Hark!
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  Hark! sees the always inventive Suzuki method-trained violinist embracing both the joy and the wistfulness of the holidays.

  - James Christopher Monger
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  Tori Amos
  Christmastide
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  Holiday EP that reunites the singer/songwriter pianist with drummer Matt Chamberlain and bassist Jon Evans.

  - Neil Z. Yeung
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  BTS
  Be
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  An intimate soundtrack to a global pandemic that connects the K-pop septet to their loyal legion of fans.

  - Neil Z. Yeung
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  Bahamas
  Sad Hunk
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  The Canadian singer/songwriter continues to explore organic '70s soul vibes on his fifth album.

  - Matt Collar
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  Hatebreed
  Weight of the False Self
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  The Connecticut-based punk-metal institution deliver a familiar yet formidable eighth outing.

  - James Christopher Monger
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  Dizzee Rascal
  E3 AF
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  The grime pioneer's seventh full-length is leaner, more refined, and more upbeat than his 2017 return to form.

  - Paul Simpson
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  Paloma Faith
  Infinite Things
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  The British singer offers a deeply heartfelt, anthemic album rife with thoughts on motherhood and the pain of longterm relationships.

  - Matt Collar
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  Passenger
  Songs for the Drunk and Broken Heart …
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  An artful breakup album marked by catchy folk-rock melodies.

  - Matt Collar