Consumer Guide: May, 2026

Reviews of African Scream Contest, Carsie Blanton & The Burning Hell, Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo', Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman, Black Nile, The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, Nandipha808, and more.

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Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman: Miami Lice: Season Four (Rhymesayers Entertainment)

African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds From Benin & Togo 70s (Analog Africa, '08)

Black Nile: Indigo Garden (Hen House)

Carsie Blanton & the Burning Hell: Everything Is Great! (self-released)

Girl Scout: Brink (Made)

The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis: Deface the Currency (Impulse!)

M.I.A.: M.I.7 (Ohmni)

Nandipha808: Who Made Who (Stena Academy)

Harry Styles: Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally (Erskine/Columbia)

Earl Sweatshirt and Mike: Pompeii/Utility (Surf Gang)

Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band: Time (Resonatin'/Thirty Tigers)

TajMo: Room on the Porch (Concord)

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