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• The Strokes' 'Reality Awaits' Feels Quite Impersonal | PopMatters | Aug. 5, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
The Strokes' Reality Awaits doesn’t deliver the same charm or hit with the same immediacy fans have come to expect from them. 

• Shania Twain Journeys to the Past on 'Little Miss Twain' | PopMatters | Aug. 3, 2026, 12:26 p.m.
More than anything, Little Miss Twain is a love letter to Shania Twain's late mother, who acted as something of a manager when she first began performing.

• Loathe Lace Metal with Soul on 'A Stranger to You' | PopMatters | July 20, 2026, 12:25 p.m.
Loathe changed the face of metal six years ago. With a new sound in tow, are they still capable of reaching those heights with A Stranger to You?

• Jack White Testifies with Electrifying Catharsis on 'Frozen Charlotte' | PopMatters | July 22, 2026, 1:21 p.m.
Frozen Charlotte demonstrates once again that Jack White remains a high level blues rock maestro and tone scientist still in the prime of his career.

• Finn Wolfhard's Sophomore Album Is an Off-the-Cuff Blockbuster | PopMatters | July 22, 2026, 12:40 p.m.
On Fire From the Hip, Finn Wolfhard builds on the 1970s rock-inspired palette of his debut, modernizing the record with clever cultural allusions.

• The Rolling Stones Speak in 'Foreign Tongues' | PopMatters | July 14, 2026, 2:26 p.m.
Foreign Tongues may please some Rolling Stones fans, as the individual members share inspired moments. One can hear their earnestness and desire to please.

• Ethel Cain's 'Perverts' Is Extremely Terrifying and Haunting | PopMatters | Jan. 14, 2025, 3:46 p.m.
The experience of Ethel Cain's 'Perverts' is gloomy, powerful, and extremely terrifying. It's practically a masterclass on how to score for a horror film.

• Michael Kiwanuka Delivers ‘Small Changes’ on New Record | PopMatters | Dec. 3, 2024, 2:06 p.m.
Michael Kiwanuka's most striking quality remains his voice, which has the power to evoke deep feelings, as his idols did for another generation.