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ALBUM REVIEW: Nick Waterhouse Wrestles With the Persistence of Memory on ‘The Fooler’

ALBUM REVIEW: Nick Waterhouse Wrestles With the Persistence of Memory on ‘The Fooler’

Nostalgia is a trap, an alluring one to be sure, but often a dead end. California’s Nick Waterhouse has been tempting fate over the last decade, exploring a groove that draws heavily from early-’60s R&B and jazz, yet he’s never been a simple retro act.

ALBUM REVIEW: boygenius Deepens Their Connection With ‘the record’

ALBUM REVIEW: boygenius Deepens Their Connection With ‘the record’

ALBUM REVIEW: Rachel Baiman Finds Solace Within ‘Common Nation of Sorrow’

ALBUM REVIEW: Rachel Baiman Finds Solace Within ‘Common Nation of Sorrow’

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Doctor Moan,’ Peter Case Brings Past Pathways Forward

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Doctor Moan,’ Peter Case Brings Past Pathways Forward

ALBUM REVIEW: City and Colour Grapples With Loss on ‘The Love Still Held Me Near’

ALBUM REVIEW: City and Colour Grapples With Loss on ‘The Love Still Held Me Near’

ALBUM REVIEW: Waco Brothers Fight for a Better World on ‘The Men That God Forgot’

ALBUM REVIEW: Waco Brothers Fight for a Better World on ‘The Men That God Forgot’

ALBUM REVIEW: Ally Venable Rocks the Blues on ‘Real Gone’

ALBUM REVIEW: Ally Venable Rocks the Blues on ‘Real Gone’