VMP Magazine
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serpentwithfeet Converts to Joy
Photo by Braylen Dion
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is DEACON by serpentwithfeet.
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Isaiah Rashad Rises from the Ashes
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is The House Is Burning, the long-awaited record from Isaiah Rashad.
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Album Of The Week: Montero’s ‘Performer’
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is the new album from Australian cartoonist and musician Montero. It’s out now on Chapter Music.
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Album of the Week: Big Smoke's 'Time is Golden'
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Time is Golden, the debut--and only--LP from Aust... -
Album of the Week: The Kills' Ash & Ice
Every week we pick one album we think you need to spend time on. This week's album is the Kills' Ash & Ice. When they arrived in the season of ... -
Since You Left Me Room: Drake's VIEWS From The Rap Game Throne
by Michael Penn II"I made a decision last night that I would die for it." - from “9” by Drake.Sounds like this Canuck wrote this album on a throne ... -
Album of the Week: Majid Jordan
Imagine putting out an album last Friday. You think, “Yes! We have a whole week before Kanye comes along and makes all other music, at least in the... -
Album of the Week: Chance The Rapper's Coloring Book
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you should spend time with. This week’s album is Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book. It’s very rare ... -
Frank Ocean's 'Endless' and the High Art Aspirations of Visual Albums
by Ian BensonRagnar Kjartansson was born in Reykjavik, and went to the Iceland Academy of the Arts where he studied to be a painter before switchin... -
What Does It Mean To Like The New Kanye Album?
On Friday, Kanye West released his eighth solo album, ye. It’s one of 2018’s most divisive albums, and for good reason. Here, two Vinyl Me, Please staffers try to sort out how they feel about the album.
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Bon Iver, Big Smoke, and Danny Brown: Listen to the Episode 32 of the Vinyl Me, Please Podcast
After some construction-related difficulties derailed our episode last week, we're back at it this week to talk Danny Brown, Bon Iver and the Big ... -
On Yoko Ono, And The New Reissues That Reestablish Her Musical Legacy
Yoko Ono. The name stirs up strong emotions from people, most of whom know next to nothing about her. Few have listened to her albums, watched her movies, or even seen her art. There is—in particular—a vehement hatred directed towards her by men that see her as committing the ultimate sin: getting in-between bros. Just listen to Bill Burr’s bit from his podcast a few years back about John Lennon being “pussy-whipped.” The audio was uploaded to YouTube, with near viral views. The comments are, well, revealing.
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Katy Kirby’s Debut Is A Pantheon Of Unexpected Detail
Every week we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Cool Dry Place, the debut album from Texas-bred, Nashville-based indie rocker Katy Kirby.
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A Slice of Strand of Oaks’ Heaven
Photo by Merrick Ales
Every week we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Strand of Oaks’ In Heaven.
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Joshua Ray Walker’s Scenes From a Honky-Tonk
Every week we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is See You Next Time, the new album from Joshua Ray Walker, one of country’s best young stars.
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Snail Mail Bares Her Heart on ‘Valentine’
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Valentine, the sophomore record from Snail Mail.
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Sturgill’s Civil War Love Story Epic
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is The Ballad Of Dood & Juanita, the new album from Sturgill Simpson.
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Lukas Nelson Comes Home
Photo by Alysse Gafkjen
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is A Few Stars Apart, the new album from Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real.
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Japanese Breakfast’s ‘Jubilee’ Is a Blueprint for Unbridled Joy
Photo by Peter Ash Lee
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Japanese Breakfast's Jubilee.
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Jorja Smith Promises to ‘Be Right Back’
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Be Right Back, the new EP from Jorja Smith.
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The Spectral Meditation of Pharoah Sanders and Floating Points
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Promises, the collaborative album between Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Anjimile’s Triumphant ‘Reunion’
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Reunion, the new EP from Anjimile.
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Willie Nelson’s Second Love Letter To Sinatra
Every week we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is That’s Life, a new album of Frank Sinatra covers from country legend Willie Nelson.
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Sturgill Simpson’s Bluegrass Left Turn
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Cuttin’ Grass: Vol. 1 The Butcher Shoppe Sessions, the new album from Sturgill Simpson.
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Rico Nasty's Not A Passing Fad
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Nightmare Vacation, the new album from Rico Nasty.
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‘I’m Going Out For A Weekend’: The Welcome Escape Of Fleet Foxes’ Sterling ‘Shore’
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Fleet Foxes’ Shore.
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Texas Gentlemen ‘Floor It’ Into The Past, And Come Out With One Of The Year’s Best Albums
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Floor It!!!, the sophomore album from the Texas Gentlemen.
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Cenizas, and the Tension in Stillness
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Cenizas, the first project Nicolás Jaar’s released under his own name in four years.
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The World Is Bullshit, But Fiona Apple Isn't
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week's album is Fiona Apple's Fetch the Bolt Cutters.
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Yves Tumor Masters Rockstar Experimentation On 'Heaven to a Tortured Mind'
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Heaven to a Tortured Mind, the new release from Yves Tumor.
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Jay Electronica Finally Basks In His Light
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week's album is A Written Testimony, the overdue debut LP from Jay Electronica.
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Soccer Mommy's Colorful Hits
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is color theory, the new album from Soccer Mommy.
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Francis’ Quinlan’s Abstractions And Observations on ‘Likewise’
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Likewise, the first solo album released under her own name from Philadelphia punk-infused indie rock outlet Hop Along’s Francis Quinlan.
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Lil Uzi Vert's Back From Outer Space
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Eternal Atake, the new album from Lil Uzi Vert.
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BTS Take Control, In More Ways Than One
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Map of the Soul: 7, the new album from Korean superstars BTS.
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John Moreland’s 5th Confession
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is LP5, the new album from Oklahoma songwriter John Moreland.
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Alexandra Savior Shoots Her Own Shot
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is The Archer, the sophomore album from L.A. singer Alexandra Savior.
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Harry Nilsson’s ‘Losst’ Final Album
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Losst And Founnd, the recently released final album from songwriter Harry Nilsson.
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FKA twigs’ Ancient, Futurist, Uncanny Magnum Opus
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is MAGDALENE, the sophomore album from FKA twigs.
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Mount Eerie Convinces Us To Love Vehemently
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Lost Wisdom, Pt. 2, the second collaborative album from Mount Eerie (Phil Elverum) and Julie Doiron.
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Elizabeth’s ‘The Wonderful World Of Nature’ Is A Breakup Classic
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is The Wonderful World Of Nature, the solo debut from Totally Mild’s Elizabeth.
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Trying Not To Die On The Hill Of Kanye West
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week's album is Jesus Is King, the new album from Kanye West.
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Big Thief Takes It Back Down to Earth With 'Two Hands'
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Two Hands, the second LP of 2019 by indie rockers Big Thief.
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Paul Cauthen’s Hellfire Redemption Songs
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Room 41, the new album from Texas country outlaw Paul Cauthen.
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Jay Som’s ‘Anak Ko’ Is A Warm, Empathetic Friend
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Anak Ko, the third album from Jay Som.
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Tyler Childers’ Big Songs About Small Folks
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Tyler Childers’ Country Squire, the follow-up to 2017’s breakthrough Purgatory.
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Clairo's Ready To Let Us In On 'Immunity'
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Immunity, the debut full-length from internet pop sensation Clairo.
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Blood Orange Gives The Meaningless A New Glow On ‘Angel’s Pulse’
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Angel's Pulse, the new mixtape from Blood Orange.
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Willie Nelson’s Mortality Trilogy Closes With ‘Ride Me Back Home’
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Ride Me Back Home, the new album from Willie Nelson.
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Freddie Gibbs And Madlib’s Brighter Worldview On ‘Bandana’
Every week, we tell you about an album we think you need to spend time with. This week’s album is Bandana, the new LP from Freddie Gibbs and Madlib.