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Warner Music
AllMusic Rating: 3.5 stars
Quickly recovering after a tumultuous 2024, the Ohio duo deliver another reliable set of catchy blues-rock.
- Neil Z. Yeung
Deathgod
AllMusic Rating: 4.0 stars
Blistering excursion into the group's punk side, tempered by the occasional prog side trip; it's a prime example of why the band is so vital.
- Tim Sendra
AllMusic Rating: 3.5 stars
The third album by the Chicago punk-pop group is a little more polished but still full of heart and soul.
- Tim Sendra
Polyvinyl
AllMusic Rating: 3.5 stars
The chiptune heroes convened in the American Football house to write their most traditionally band-oriented album yet.
- Paul Simpson
Queen Diva Music
AllMusic Rating: 4.5 stars
Surprisingly powerful pivot to gospel that infuses songs of hope and resilience with the energy of New Orleans bounce.
- Neil Z. Yeung
Alternate Side Records / Many Hats
AllMusic Rating: 4.5 stars
A decade into his craft, this multi-genre songwriter brings a newfound self-assuredness to some of his best written and most carefully arranged songs to date.
- Fred Thomas
Silver Current
AllMusic Rating: 4.5 stars
Ripping live set from 1988 that shows a more energetic side of the legendary indie rock band as they tear through songs from Today.
- Tim Sendra
Sonic Cathedral
AllMusic Rating: 4.5 stars
The genre-defiant polymath collaborates with co-producer Fire-Toolz on an album of maximalist pop that never stops changing gears but somehow never overwhelms.
- Fred Thomas

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