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1. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Juan P. Almanza

   AKRIILA’s ‘lucy miró al mundo y notó que está girando’ Is a Microcosm of Love (opens the original)

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   This summer was chock-full of new music that transformed my daily listening rotation into a hodgepodge of songs spanning from new-wave reinventions to hazy, shredding guitars. During all of this, both AKRIILA’s latest singles and her 2024 album “epistolares” wedged themselves into my brain in a way very little music has done before. Until “epistolares,” which gripped me with its unique sonic proposition, I had never heard an album that explored deconstructed pop while simultaneously fusing neope

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2. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Juan P. Almanza

   Denzel Curry’s, Kenneth Blume’s ‘ii’ is a Punchy, Shiny Gem (opens the original)

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   Time and time again, Denzel Curry has proven himself to be one of the most consistent and creative artists, and “ii,” his most recent collaboration with producer extraordinaire Kenneth Blume (formerly known as Kenny Beats), might be his strongest effort to date. When the project was announced, I initially assumed that it would be a continuation of his previous collaboration with Blume, “UNLOCKED,” which saw Curry spitting aggressive bars reminiscent of 2019’s “ZUU” over some bass-heavy, boom bap

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