Articles by Kyle Mullin

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  Black Star Show Glimpses of Their Backpack Brilliance on 'No Fear of Time'

  PUBLISHED May 5, 2022

  Though Black Star's long-awaited second album doesn't reach the deep, dark, night sky heights of their 1998 debut Mos Def & Talib Kweli...

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  Adele Pushes Her Songcraft to Even Grander Heights on '30'

  PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2021

  Six years after the release of her record-breaking success 25, British pop chart-topper Adele has returned with 30, taking bigger risks and...

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  Kevin Drew Wrings Boundless Possibilities Out of a Beatmaking App on 'Influences'

  PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2021

  It's surprising to learn that Broken Social Scene centrepiece Kevin Drew made his new solo album, Influences, with a beat-making phone app....

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  If the Bruising Storytelling of SAULT's 'NINE' Doesn't Captivate You, Their Rhythms Will

  PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2021

  SAULT's new album, NINE, will only be online for 99 days. Making their new album temporarily available is merely the latest in the acclaime...

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  TONA's Experiments Pay Off on 'Good Energy'

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2021

  Few rappers are better at getting listeners to chant along than TONA. "Closing Sermon," from the Toronto MC's new album Good Energy, boasts...

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  On 'Exodus,' DMX Finally Finds Meaning in His Suffering

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2021

  Though DMX fans are still mourning the death of the veteran rapper in April, they will surely take solace in his excellent new posthumous a...

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  Korea Town Acid Toggles Between the Gritty and the Avant-Garde on 'Metamorphosis'

  PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2021

  The splendor of Seoul's nightlife is vividly evoked on "Bounce." But this is, thankfully, not the Seoul that some Western listeners might e...

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  Daniel Lanois Expands His Signature Sound with Old-School Gospel on 'Heavy Sun'

  PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2021

  Heavy Sun, Daniel Lanois' new LP, will have you proclaiming "Hallelujah!" Chalk that up, in part, to Johnny Shepherd, who not so much sings...