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Dwarf Stars Award (724 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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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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

Barn (album) (1,700 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

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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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

Thaddeus Rutkowski (601 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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

Balthazar (band) (1,268 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

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

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,

You Still Here, Ho? (574 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

The Tallest Man on Earth (3,064 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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

Cazimi (904 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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

Sometimes, Forever (1,079 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"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

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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

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]

Monomania (Deerhunter album) (1,503 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

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

Motordrome (album) (1,376 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

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

Vince Staples (album) (1,500 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

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

Magic Mirror (album) (749 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

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:

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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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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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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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

The Robot Scientist's Daughter (762 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"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

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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

I Used to Think I Could Fly (1,478 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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

Forget Your Own Face (657 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (6,336 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

Renaissance (Beyoncé album) (12,570 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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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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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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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

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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

God Save the Animals (1,384 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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

Special (Lizzo album) (3,865 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

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

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"

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

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (2,181 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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

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

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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

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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"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

Cut Worms (album) (438 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

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

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You (3,189 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"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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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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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

Oxytocin (song) (5,559 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

"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"

Umbilical (Thou album) (500 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

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

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

All Her Plans (443 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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

I Don't Live Here Anymore (2,105 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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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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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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"

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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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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

Phasor (album) (680 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

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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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

Again (Oneohtrix Point Never album) (699 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

The Land, the Water, the Sky (795 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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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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

Saved! (album) (904 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

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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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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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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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

Such Ferocious Beauty (1,059 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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

I've Seen a Way (1,201 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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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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

Dark Times (album) (1,035 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

their assessment of the critical consensus. Writing for Beats Per Minute, John Amen commented, "If Staples’ self-titled introduced us to the artist’s ability

Bright Future (Adrianne Lenker album) (1,044 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

Higher (Chris Stapleton album) (1,187 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

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

The Light at the End of the Line (1,425 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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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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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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

Heaven Is a Junkyard (1,884 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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

Psychopath (album) (801 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

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

My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross (2,185 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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) (2,584 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, while John Amen of Beats Per Minute wrote that the song's construction was rooted in "sad-girl

Not Strong Enough (Boygenius song) (7,893 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

the drumming as "chaotic" and "pounding", respectively, and PopMatters' 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