Black Lips
200 Million Thousand
(Vice)
The deliberately sloppy, wildly prolific scatterpunk band with the headline-
grabbing live shows is poised for a wide breakthrough on its fifth album.
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Steven Wilson
Insurgentes
(K-Scope)
Wilson has recorded a library of material with Porcupine Tree, basically a
solo project, and moves in a drone/shoegaze-oriented sound for his first
"official" solo album.
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M. Ward
Hold Time
(Merge)
Now deservedly playing to a fairly large audience, Ward synthesizes his
various writing/production talents on a record that is bright by his standards.
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Morrissey
Years of Refusal
(Universal)
Moz's middle-age resurgence has been a pleasant surprise in recent years,
and his solid track record continues with a raw-er than usual effort here.
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