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Joshua Gage, Geoffrey A. Landis, Linda D. Addison, Sandra J. Lindow, John Amen, Jeannine Hall Gailey, and Lesley Wheeler. During the 17 nomination years

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albums of 2017. Writing for Beats Per Minute’s "Darkest Albums" feature, John Amen called the album "a disturbing journey through consternation, despair

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average score of 80 based on 6 reviews. In a review for Beats Per Minute, John Amen wrote: "While Lout offers only a sampling of The Horrors' latest direction

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manages to retain the populist appeal that drove those earlier efforts." John Amen of Beats Per Minute wrote that Welcome 2 Club XIII shows the Drive-By

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direct, even political statements without sung lyrics or speech samples." John Amen of Exclaim! said "Telas brings to mind nascent stars and galaxies, protean

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085 63% Stuart Price 63,753 37% 1996 Steve Largent 143,415 68% Randolph John Amen 57,996 28% Karla Condray Independent 8,996 4% 1998 Steve Largent 91,031

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Outbursts, a collection of flash fiction (Spuyten Duvil 2015), of which John Amen writing in the Los Angeles Review said, "Rutkowski mines the confessional

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and agony of transformation"; she scored the album an eight out of 10. John Amen of No Depression also notes the lyrical depth, as well as the diversity

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He ultimately named it the best album of 2021. Writing for PopMatters, John Amen gave the project a 7/10, concluding, "Their navigations of sublimity vs

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Sept. 18, 2013) Bruce Boston Website Bruce Boston's website Interview by John Amen at The Pedestal Magazine Interview by JoSelle Vanderhooft at Strange Horizons

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band released Sand on 26 February 2021. Writing for Beats Per Minute, John Amen commented, Sand offers "captivating vocal performances" and "exemplary

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and new" and gave the album a 4.5/5. Writing for The Line of Best Fit, John Amen gave the album 9/10 and concluded, "Everything Was Beautiful shows Spiritualized

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indicating "general favorable reviews". Writing for Beats Per Minute, John Amen gave the album a rating of 77% and commented that "...what distinguishes

You Still Here, Ho? (603 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with completeness and unique concept." Writing for The Line of Best Fit, John Amen gave the album 7/10 and commented, "You Still Here, Ho? runs the fundamentals

I Lie Here Buried with My Rings and My Dresses (541 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

album a 9/10. Writing for Beats Per Minute's "Hip Hop 2021: Halftime," John Amen wrote, "Backxwash is a talented rapper and gifted lyricist; her work,

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nuanced production brings gospel to other, sometimes dubbier realms." John Amen, writing for No Depression, wrote: "Heavy Sun is a broad-brush celebration

Monomania (Deerhunter album) (1,502 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

more OCD." In "Run It Back: Beats Per Minute's Top 50 Albums of 2013," John Amen wrote, "Throughout Monomania, Deerhunter showcase their versatility, drawing

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but saying that the writing was "just bad". Writing for No Depression, John Amen concluded that "While Matsson’s latest set occasionally loses traction

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4/5, comparing Esfandiari's vocals to PJ Harvey's on Is This Desire?. John Amen of Beats per Minute gave the album 83%, calling Esfandiari "a modern-day

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sound" and ability to weave multiple genres into country-based music. John Amen of The Line of Best Fit praised the maturity of Rose's lyrics and her

His Happiness Shall Come First Even Though We Are Suffering (328 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

catharsis and fury" and that "it is unafraid to be exactly what it is". John Amen writing for Beats Per Minute called the three album trilogy "[Backxwash's]

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"lyrical themes and melodies" of her previous work. Writing for PopMatters, John Amen gave the album 7/10 and remarked, "Absent an infectious melody and accompaniment

Valentine (Snail Mail album) (1,013 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

nevertheless "leaves some of her distinctiveness behind." Writing for Slant, John Amen also rated the album 3.5/5, concluding that "If Lush presented a snapshot

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risks that few peers would attempt". Writing for The Line of Best Fit, John Amen lauded the album, concluding that "Motordrome is a multifaceted delight

Zeal & Ardor (album) (1,155 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

singularity boasts definite crossover appeal. Writing for The Line of Best Fit, John Amen gave the album a 7/10 rating and concluded, "Zeal & Ardor continue to

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based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews. Writing for Beats Per Minute, John Amen wrote "Brimful of elegant melodies and John Ross’s euphonic vocals, the

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about seven-figure houses, island getaways and private jets." PopMatters' John Amen gave the album a score of 8 out of 10, concluding, "With his latest jewel

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light-years ahead of their contemporaries." Writing for Beats Per Minute, John Amen gave the album a score of 73% and commented, "Released during a time when

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"The Robot Scientist's Daughter by Jeannine Hall Gailey: Reviewed by John Amen". Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (6,342 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

are interesting ideas", but elsewhere, the lyrics "unfold like poetry". John Amen, writing for PopMatters, said If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power has some

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pop weapons is extensive, and can be expertly wielded when she wants". John Amen wrote in The Line of Best Fit that "While McRae's previous outings may

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dreamed up to soundtrack a teen movie." Writing for The Line of Best Fit, John Amen scored the project 8/10 and commented, "If Fake Flowers featured Laus

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resolution better than any album this century". Writing for No Depression, John Amen commented that 22, A Million "integrates the high points of Bon Iver's

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the buoyant instrumentation provides a freewheeling sense of optimism." John Amen, writing for Cultural Daily, gave the album a score of 7.9/10, concluding:

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especially if what they’re saying is true." Writing for No Depression, John Amen also offered high praise, calling Pure Comedy Tillman's "most ambitious

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emotional clarity that it seems a miracle that she survived its creation." John Amen of Slant gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing: "Little Oblivions represents

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most consistently brilliant songwriters." Writing for Beats Per Minute, John Amen gave the album a score of 85%, commenting that "God Save the Animals'

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that is otherwise frustratingly apolitical." Writing for No Depression, John Amen concluded, "i,i is, relatively speaking, a fine album. It may even end

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groovy", particularly noting the strength of Valentine Caulfield's vocals. John Amen of The Line of Best Fit rated this EP eight out of 10, writing that they

Renaissance (Beyoncé album) (13,206 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

its "infectious and not overbearing, elegant, but not shallow" songs. John Amen, writing for PopMatters, complimented the album's contemporaneous production

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album's minimal instrumentation and the world-building of its lyrics. John Amen of PopMatters wrote, "Chemtrails makes use of a more minimal and nuanced

Special (Lizzo album) (3,907 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

with." PopMatters published two contrasting reviews of the album, with John Amen scoring the album 7/10 and commenting that "Special is as much a celebration

Big Time (Angel Olsen album) (1,249 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

average score of 88 based on 22 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". John Amen of PopMatters praised the album, writing, "With Big Time, Olsen draws

Strays (Margo Price album) (940 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

still country to the core". The Guardian. Retrieved January 11, 2023. John Amen (January 13, 2023). "Margo Price frees herself with the eclectic Strays"

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"a collection of pensive rock songs saturated with an oceanic mood". John Amen of PopMatters gave The Land, the Water, the Sky a score of 9/10, noting

Peacemaker (Vera Sola album) (374 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

continued to tell her story, and invite us into her arresting world". John Amen of The Line of Best Fit gave the album a score of 8/10, noting that "Sola

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the subject matter and "sweeping orchestral" production. PopMatters' John Amen praised the album, writing that Simz "moves from stream-of-consciousness

The Day the Earth Stood Still (Willie Nile album) (1,320 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

trading searing verses about human nature's more sinister qualities". John Amen in No Depression: "A project that oozes an ebullient ’70s-rock-and-pop

How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars (1,559 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and one that "is quite simply stunning." Writing for Beats Per Minute, John Amen noted, "There's courage here. And humility. How Is It That I Should Look

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to break free of newly muted confines." Writing for Beats Per Minute, John Amen gave the album 78% and concluded, "While some of the instrumental interplays

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forgotten bargain-bin gems to craft a record that's retro yet refreshing." John Amen of Beats Per Minute gave the album a score of 75% and wrote, "While Clarke

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little fragility to tint their mist blue." Writing for Beats Per Minute, John Amen concluded, "There’s something ungraspable about their music: referential

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quality: less goth, more Sun King (minus the filigree of the Baroque era)". John Amen of Beats Per Minute commented that "the project often trades depth for

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"The Only Place" or "Promise Is a Pendulum"." Writing for No Depression, John Amen said it shows Lenker to be "one of the more gifted melodists, subtly versatile

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"album highlight" amongst the album's title track and "NDA". PopMatters' John Amen and DIY's Lisa Wright also labelled "Oxytocin" as an album "highlight"

Cavalcade (Black Midi album) (2,036 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

vision of a band completely detached from their listeners expectations." John Amen was more critical in the review for PopMatters; "Throughout Cavalcade

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Crockett "remains squarely in the front row of today's best writers". John Amen of No Depression praised the album, writing, "Occurring as a cross between

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enthralling but insular world they've created over the past 15-plus years". John Amen of Beats Per Minute concluded, "with Umbilical, Thou toe the doom-metal

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"committed songwriting, driven playing, and compelling vocal styles". John Amen of The Line of Best Fit found that Cable Ties "move fluidly from sculpted

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Shirley Bassey and Siouxsie Sioux". Writing for The Line of Best Fit, John Amen commented, "With Filthy Underneath, Shah doesn't necessarily reinvent

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there, present, as if something obvious suddenly revealed itself to you." John Amen of The Line of Best Fit felt that "Sternberg elaborates on the approaches

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luxuriate in the oblique." Reviewing the album for Beats Per Minute, John Amen opened his review by writing that Fratti "juxtaposes balmy euphonies and

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half-lit morning where you're never quite asleep and never fully awake". John Amen of Beats Per Minute wrote, "With Phasor, Lange navigates an important

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please the fans Drop Nineteens made in the decades since their debut". John Amen of The Line of Best Fit remarked that the band "seem to have emancipated

Bless This Mess (U.S. Girls album) (759 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

allowing her to flex her vision and sense of humour in brand new ways". John Amen of The Line of Best Fit stated that the album "shows Remy pulling off

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existed, and Yanya simply plucked them out of the air to give to you." John Amen of The Line of Best Fit wrote, "If Painless exudes the magic of an artist

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characterized the project as Moor Mother's "most ambitious undertaking yet", and John Amen of Beats Per Minute described it as a confrontational, "unwaveringly polemical"

Again (Oneohtrix Point Never album) (769 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

than just lumping them all into a pile together". Beats Per Minute's John Amen wrote, "With Again, Lopatin captures the numbing clutter and volatile

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finding a sweet spot where her sound remains compelling and poignant". John Amen of PopMatters felt that the album "immediately spotlights her as a consummate

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Guitar Hero" then there's hoping that "Lenderman never leaves his room". John Amen of Beats Per Minute was slightly more ambivalent, writing, "While the

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great songs and yet they still arrive, smaller but perfectly formed." John Amen of No Depression noted that "Some listeners will miss the simmer and boil

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energy, performed with intensity and commitment by singer Karla Chubb". John Amen of Beats Per Minute concluded that Letters to Self is "a perilous yet

Here in the Pitch (865 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

album "that should be enjoyed as such". Writing for The Line of Best Fit, John Amen saw the album as an evolution within Pratt's catalogue, building on the

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but begging you to crank the volume up". Writing for Beats Per Minute, John Amen commented, "There's a confluence of pop, futurism, and poetic self-deprecation

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what drives the reverend to take up her cross with such fiery passion". John Amen of The Line of Best Fit found Hayter's "delivery is as anguished as ever

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real evolution" from the band's songwriting template. No Depression's John Amen wrote that this album "spotlights the Canadian quartet breaking new ground"

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6 October. A new single, "Newsreader", was issued alongside the news. John Amen of The Line of Best Fit concluded the album had a "lighter palette" with

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nightmarish soundscapes" that the band draws on from a post-punk perspective. John Amen of Beats Per Minute gave the album a score of 76% and wrote, "While i've

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quite experimental, but there is evolution in this superbly judged set". John Amen of Beats Per Minute wrote: "produced by Sam Evian, Loose Future is brighter

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caressing flamboyantly poetic lyrics." Writing for The Line of Best Fit, John Amen concluded, "While Saint Cloud arguably represents the apex of Crutchfield's

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Scottish-American band Garbage and American band No Doubt, while Beats Per Minute's John Amen found it reminiscent to Canadian-American musician Alanis Morissette on

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stand in a spotlight all to their own". Writing for The Line of Best Fit, John Amen scored the album 8 out of 10, commenting that "Linkous's lyrical dexterity

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confined by genre lines, but Higher lets Stapleton roam free creatively". John Amen of No Depression wrote, "Stapleton is at once adventurous and a proponent

Bright Future (Adrianne Lenker album) (1,367 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

hasn't necessarily been harnessed before" in Lenker's previous work. John Amen of No Depression wrote, "With Bright Future, Lenker retreats into a frequently

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her age" and he also praised the session musicians. In No Depression, John Amen characterized this release as "Janis Ian moves seamlessly between activistic

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of 89 out of 100 from 12 critic scores. Writing for Beats Per Minute, John Amen commented, "Simpson's voice is more resonant than ever, his melodic sensibilities

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artist [...] that she has become herself." Writing for Beats Per Minute, John Amen commented, "With The Great Impersonator, Halsey deftly wields the enticements

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specificities of her internal struggles with conversely euphoric pop moments". John Amen of The Line of Best Fit felt that Burns "opt[s] for self-reflection, exploring

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unpredictable sonic journey, further cementing the album's prowess". John Amen of The Line of Best Fit summarised the album as "triumphant on its own

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Junkyard might be a comparatively trim release, but it contains multitudes." John Amen of Beats Per Minute wrote, "Heaven Is a Junkyard ... is Powers' most hook-oriented

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expressions of heaviness and acceptance." Writing for Beats Per Minute, John Amen commented, "If Staples' self-titled introduced us to the artist's ability

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critical reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Writing for PopMatters, John Amen noted, "The duo reaffirm their status as hyperpop ambassadors while implementing

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dreamy production are hit and miss". Reviewing the album for PopMatters, John Amen called the album "over reliant on predictable sonics and vague melodies"

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remarkably easy listening", praising the arrangements in particular. John Amen of The Line of Best Fit scored the album 9 out of 10, concluding, "[Jenkins]

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vulnerability make for one of current country music’s more bracing dispatches". John Amen of No Depression stated that this album "continues to display [Wade's]

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never feels garish", calling it "a fitting new record" from the band. John Amen of No Depression wrote, "Jenny From Thebes spotlights The Mountain Goats

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singular force of nature — resume her role as a radical truth-teller." John Amen of Beats Per Minute wrote that the album, "shows Anohni pivoting between

The Record (Boygenius album) (2,583 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

the album in particular with tracks "True Blue" and "We're in Love". John Amen of PopMatters wrote, "Democratically curated and effusing a palpable enthusiasm

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Sidney Madden of NPR Music directly called the song "indie-pop angst". John Amen of Beats Per Minute wrote that its construction was rooted in "sad-girl

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drumming as "chaotic" and "pounding", respectively, and PopMatters's John Amen felt that the percussion had a "bouncy" aspect. The bass drum utilizes

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cultural history. Writing for the roots music journal No Depression, John Amen commented, "While 2022's Renaissance spotlighted [Beyoncé] as a global