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Expert Witness: SOPHIE's Sweet Clarity 
New in Expert Witness:
- Sophie: Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides (Transgressive/Future Classic) A-
- Beats Antique: Shadowbox (Beats Antique) A-
- DJ Koze: Knock Knock (Pampa) **
- Allen Ravenstine: Waiting for the Bomb (Morphius/MVD) *
We're setting up a new section where Robert Christgau will be answering
questions from readers. To submit a question, use this
form. Current plan is to post first set of Q&A
on Tuesday, July 24.
Christgau has a new book coming out in October from Duke University Press:
Is It Still Good to Ya? Fifty Years of Rock Criticism 1967-2017.
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-07-20] Expert Witness: G.O.O.D. Music's Good (and Less Good) Music) 
New in Expert Witness:
- Pusha T: Daytona (G.O.O.D. Music) A
- Tierra Whack: Whack World (self-released) A-
- Kanye West and Kid Cudi: Kids See Ghosts (G.O.O.D. Music) A-
- Gift of Gab: Rejoice! Rappers Are Rapping Again! (Giftstribution) ***
- Nas: Nasir (G.O.O.D. Music) *
- Kanye West: Ye (G.O.O.D. Music) *
We're setting up a new section where Robert Christgau will be answering
questions from readers. To submit a question, use this
form.
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-07-13] Expert Witness: Merrill Garbus's Creative Compulsions 
New in Expert Witness:
- tUnE-yArDs: I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life (4AD) A-
- Courtney Barnett: Tell Me How You Really Feel (Mom + Pop) A-
- Neko Case: Hell-On (Anti-) B+
- Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile: Lotta Sea Lice (Matador) **
- Lily Allen: No Shame (Warner Bros.) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-07-06] Expert Witness: Diali Cissokho and Kaira Ba's Beautiful Crossover 
New in Expert Witness:
- Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba: Routes (Twelve Eight) A-
- Imarhan: Temet (City Slang) A-
- Molly Tigre: Molly Tigre (Very Special) ***
- Sidi Touré: Toubalero (Thrill Jockey) ***
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-06-29] Expert Witness: Wynton Marsalis's Smarts and Chops 
New in Expert Witness:
- Wynton Marsalis Septet: United We Swing: Best of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Galas (Blue Engine) A-
- Moby Grape: Live (Sundazed) A-
- Outlaws & Armadillos: Country's Roaring '70s (Legacy) B+
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-06-22] Expert Witness: Jon Hassell's "Anxiety-Easingj, Life-Enhancing" New LP 
New in Expert Witness:
- Jon Hassell: Listening to Pictures (Pentimento Volume 1) (Ndeya) A-
- Jon Hopkins: Immunity (Domino) A-
- Jlin: Black Origami (Planet Mu) ***
- Jon Hopkins: Singularity (Domino) **
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-06-15] Expert Witness: Parquet Courts' Sharp, Sinewy New Album 
New in Expert Witness:
- Parquet Courts: Wide Awaaaaake! (Rough Trade) A
- No Age: Snares Like a Haircut (Drag City) A
- The Coathangers: Live (Suicide Squeeze) **
- Idles: Brutalism (Balley) *
- Bully: Losing (Sub Pop) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-06-08] Expert Witness: The Bold Pop of Janelle Monáe and Perfume Genius 
New in Expert Witness:
- Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer (Atlantic) A-
- Perfume Genius: No Shape (Matador) A-
- Lana Del Rey: Lust for Life (Interscope/Polydor) ***
- Taylor Swift: Reputation (Big Machine) ***
- Sam Smith: The Thrill of ItAll (Deluxe Edition) (Capitol) **
- Miguel: War & Leisure (RCA) **
- Pink: Beautiful Trauma (RCA) *
- Kesha: Rainbow (RCA) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-06-01] Expert Witness: Frankie Cosmos' Guts and Speedy Ortiz's Wordplay 
New in Expert Witness:
- Frankie Cosmos: Vessel (Sub Pop) A-
- Speedy Ortiz: Twerp Verse (Carpark) A-
- Hop Along: Bark Your Head Off, Dog (Saddle Creek) ***
- Frankie Cosmos: Next Thing (Bayonet) **
- The Breeders: All Nerve (4AD) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-05-25] Expert Witness: Bettye Labette's Dylan Covers and Wussy's Spacey Return 
New in Expert Witness:
- Bettye LaVette: Things Have Changed (Verve) A
- Wussy: Getting Better (Shake It) A
- Wussy: What Heaven Is Like (Shake It) A-
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-05-18] Expert Witness: The Complexity of Mount Eerie's Survival Record 
New in Expert Witness:
- Mount Eerie: Now Only (P.W. Elverum & Sun) A
- Ry Cooder: The Prodigal Son (Fantasy) A-
- Jeffrey Lewis and the Deposit Returners: Works by Tuli Kupferberg (1923-2010) (Don Giovanni) B+
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-05-11] Expert Witness: Cardi B's All-Killer Debut 
New in Expert Witness:
- Cardi B: Invasion of Privacy (Atlantic) A
- Princess Nokia: A Girl Cried Red (self-released) B+
- Roc Marciano: RR2: The Bitter Dose (Marci Enterprises) ***
- Migos: Culture II (QC/Motown/Capitol) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-05-04] Expert Witness: The Late-Career Clarity of Willie Nelson and John Prine 
New in Expert Witness:
- Willie Nelson: Last Man Standing (Legacy) A
- John Prine: The Tree of Forgiveness (Oh Boy) A-
- William Bell: This Is Where I Live (Stax) ***
- Elvin Bishop: Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio (Alligator) ***
- Pops Staples: Don't Lose This (dBpm) **
- Derek Smalls: Small Change (Twanky/BMG) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-04-27] Expert Witness: The Country Craft of Tyler Childers and Ashley McBride 
New in Expert Witness:
- Tyler Childers: Purgatory (Hickman Holler) A-
- Ashley McBryde: Girl Going Nowhere (Atlantic) B+
- Chris Janson: Everybody (Warner Music Nashville) **
- Tim McGraw & Faith Hill: The Rest of Our Life (Arista) **
- Thomas Rhett: Life Changes (Valory Music) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-04-20] Expert Witness: Tracey Thorn's "Feminist Bangers" 
New in Expert Witness:
- Tracey Thorn: Record (Merge) A-
- Jinx Lennon: Grow a Pair!!! (Septic Tiger) A-
- Derek Senn: Avuncular (self-released) ***
- Brad San Martin: Shoot Tomorrow/Learn Tonight (Jigsaw) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-04-13] Expert Witness: Superorganism's Shot at Stardom 
New in Expert Witness:
- Superorganism: Superorganism (Domino) A-
- Alvvays: Antisocialites (Polyvinyl) A-
- Cigarettes After Sex: Cigarettes After Sex (Partisan) **
- Willow Smith: The 1st (MSFTS Music/Roc Nation) *
- U.S. Girls: In a Poem Unlimited (4AD) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-04-06] Expert Witness: The Refuge of Yo La Tengo and the Audacity of Amy Rigby 
New in Expert Witness:
- Amy Rigby: The Old Guys (Southern Domestic) A-
- Yo La Tengo: There's a Riot Going On (Matador) A-
- Wreckless Eric: Construction Time & Demolition (Southern Domestic) A-
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-03-30] Expert Witness: The Genius of Thelonious Monk 
New in Expert Witness:
- Mast: Thelonious Sphere Monk (World Galaxy/Alpha Pup) A
- Thelonious Monk: Les Laisisons Dangereuses 1960 (Saga/Sam) A-
- Ornette Coleman: Ornette at 12/Crisis (Real Gone Music) B+
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-03-23] Expert Witness: The Desperation of Ezra Furman and Car Seat Headrest 
New in Expert Witness:
- Ezra Furman: Transangelic Exodus (Bella Union) A-
- Car Seat Headrest: Twin Fantasy (Matador) A-
- Walter Martin: Reminisce Bar & Grill (Ile Flottante) *
- Born Ruffians: Uncle, Duke and the Chief (Yep Roc) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-03-16] Expert Witness: The Most Afecting Political Album of Our Era 
New in Expert Witness:
- Superchunk: What a Time to Be Alive (Merge) A
- Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band: Bone Reader (Grigri) B+
- Grant Peeples and the Peeples Republik: Settling Scores Vol. II (Gatorbone) ***
- Prophets of Rage: Prophets of Rage (Concord Music Group) *
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