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Camila Cabello Is a 'Weirdo' Now, Sort Of on 'C, XOXO'
On her fourth album, the singer runs with her own ideas more fully than ever
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Gracie Abrams Takes Her Sad-Girl Pop to the Next Level on 'The Secret of Us'
The singer-songwriter's second album sharpens up some of the clichés and adolescent metaphors from her 2023 debut
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Omar Apollo Is the Sweet, Moody Pop Polymath We Need
His second album is musically omnivorous and emotionally devastating
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Kehlani is Looking For Love In a World on Fire
The singer's "joyful" new album Crash ranges from house music to country
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Peso Pluma Strays From His Corrido Comfort Zone, a Little, on 'Éxodo'
Disc One is 16 tracks of música mexicana. Disc Two sees the breakout superstar try some new sounds
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Canadian Post-Punks Cola Are Refreshingly Alienated on 'Gloss'
Their second album is some top-shelf minimalist guitar racket
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Normani Finally Hits Her Sweet Spot on ‘Dopamine’
The road to the R&B singer’s highly anticipated debut wasn’t easy, but the end result proves the wait was worth it
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David Bowie's 'Rock 'n' Roll Star!' Box Set Chronicles the Rise of Ziggy Stardust
Outtakes, demos, and notebook entries illuminate the genesis of one of rock's most legendary characters -- and how badly Bowie wanted it to work
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John Cale's 'POPtical Illusion' is the Sound of an Eightysomething Legend On a Hot Streak
Six decades into his run, the avant-garde rocker had made an album full of fresh focus and urgency
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Paul McCartney and Wings' Loose 'One Hand Clapping' Is Worthy of Applause
As an album, the group's heavily bootlegged, freewheeling 1974 Abbey Road session works better than it did as a TV special
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