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Taylor Swift  The Life of a Showgirl

Despite a greater variance in beat drops and textural flourishes, the middling mid-tempo The Life of a Showgirl strays even further from the magic Swift's pen once wielded Exclaim

Jeff Tweedy  Twilight Override

Several of Twilight Override’s 30 songs are excellent and almost none of them stumble, yet few of them justify the album's sprawl A.V. Club

Ash  Ad Astra

With all due respect to them, I don’t think that many people had Ash making one of the most joyous, carefree and delightful records of the year on their bingo card. But that’s exactly what they’ve pulled off with Ad Astra. They reached for the stars, and by gosh, they’ve reached them God Is In The TV

Taylor Swift  The Life of a Showgirl

Taylor Swift and Max Martin reunite for The Life of a Showgirl, a scattershot collection of pop bangers and meditations on fame that captures the zeitgeist PopMatters

The Antlers   Blight

Blight is powerful, but hermetically airless. Print edition only Mojo

The Antlers   Blight

Poised and exquisitely crafted, Blight's mediations on the effects of human actions are delivered with a gentle sincerity that disarms cynicism. Print edition only Record Collector

The Antlers   Blight

Electric glitches and intriguing lyrics add to a quietly seductive package. Print edition only Uncut

The Antlers   Blight

Singer Peter Silberman explores how a culture of convenience and thoughtless consumption are wreaking havoc. Though the subject matter is heavy, the songs are restrained, and the arrangements are frequently gorgeous Paste Magazine

The Antlers   Blight

There’s no bells, whistles, or trappings that can replace songwriting with an important core message. Once again, Silberman and co. deliver that incredible depth and meaning, with an earnestness like only they can muster Sputnik Music (staff)

AFI  Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...

Silver Bleeds the Black Sun is more than just a new chapter for these rock icons; it is an unfolding narrative of a band unafraid to reinvent the creative mold that initially granted them the success they have today Spill Magazine

AFI  Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...

There are plenty of worthwhile moments for fans that make this entirely worth exploring, but ultimately this should end up being a catalyst for even better things to come from AFI Sputnik Music (staff)

AFI  Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...

‘Silver Bleeds…’ beautifully captures the continuous draw towards the Gothic: a sheer elation at the exorcism of one’s inner demons Clash

AFI  Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...

What makes Silver Bleeds The Black Sun… work is the confidence with which AFI have gone all in, slipping the bonds of expectation once and for all and cutting loose Kerrang!

AFI  Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...

Pushing the quartet onto yet another exciting path of artistic and creative evolution, Silver Bleeds the Black Sun is a fully committed, thematic foray into the darker corners of the AFI experience All Music

Taylor Swift  The Life of a Showgirl

A victim of its own preamble DIY