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'Wall of Eyes' review

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By Mike Vinti Verified
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25.01.24 On Wall of Eyes, The Smile go beyond mainstream rock mores in search of a more fluid musical universe. The second album by the experimental trio of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, plus former Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, is a quietly brilliant work of outer-limits musical reconnaissance that feels at ease in its own powers. True, moments on The Smile’s second album do sound like Radiohead.
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Shabazz Palaces: 'Robed in Rareness' review

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15.11.23 What Ishmael Butler doesn’t know about hip-hop probably isn’t worth dwelling on. A veteran of the genre, the Seattle-born MC has studied and shaped its evolution, constantly finding new directions to push its already porous boundaries. Robed in Rareness, his latest album under his Shabazz Palaces guise, walks a tightrope between innovation and homage, experimenting with – and even directly platforming – the sounds of a new generation of on-mic talent, including his own son.
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With 'Section.80', Kendrick Lamar started his journey to legend tier

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Original release date: 2 July, 2011 Label: Top Dawg Entertainment Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, To Pimp a Butterfly, DAMN. Kendrick Lamar is responsible for some of the greatest hip-hop albums of not just the 21st century, but the genre’s entire history. He’s the only MC to win a Pulitzer, and his lyrics are pored over with the same regard as literature and poetry.
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