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SEVENTEEN – ‘Happy Burstday’ review
				On their fifth studio record, the K-pop boyband celebrate their 10th anniversary as they look to expand their horizons         SEVENTEEN making it to their 10th anniversary is certainly an impressive feat worth celebrating – it’s hard for pop groups to come this far, especially with their entire line-up…			
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				Sports Team – ‘Boys These Days’ review: still goofy, with a renewed sense of purpose
				The London indie cult heroes swap the mosh pit for old school pop and country-tinged rock on a typically satirical third album         When they burst onto the UK scene with their ‘Winter Nets’ (2018) and ‘Keep Walking!’ (2019) EPs – and stayed there – Sports Team proved that you can still bulldoze your way…			
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				LeoStayTrill – ‘Home Alone’ review: a moody and measured blend of UK drill and Afrobeat influences
				The UK rapper's debut EP exhibits a powerful grasp of rhythm and texture, and varied vocal deliveries that show he's studied his craft         LeoStayTrill knows that many artists who blow up on social media can’t translate that success into building cohesive, well-thought-out projects. Over the past…			
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				Jin – ‘Echo’ review: BTS star plays to his emotional strengths
				On the singer’s second solo album, he builds on the sounds of 2024’s ‘Happy’, leaning into his pop-rock pocket with varied results         In another world, instead of being a member of BTS, Jin would front a pop-rock band, cushioning his vocals with guitar chugs and pounding drums. It’s the sound he’s…			
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				Damiano David (Måneskin) – ‘Funny Little Fears’ album review
				Free from any of the rock’n’roll tropes that found him fame – and nearly ruined him – the frontman faces his fears on this melodramatically confident debut         It seems weird that Måneskin frontman Damiano David’s debut solo album would land on Eurovision weekend, given that the past Italian victors have…			
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				Kali Uchis – ‘Sincerely,’ review: celebrating love’s healing power
				The Colombian-American star’s first all-English album builds its own dreamy sanctuary full of deep affection and safe from the chaos of the wider world         “I’ve always been a hopeless romantic,” Kali Uchis sings on ‘Sunshine & Rain’, this album’s sumptuous…			
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				Sailorr – ‘From Florida’s Finest’ review: a pop-ified debut that overshares with style
				Jacksonville’s rising star proves she’s more than viral gold with a playful, heartfelt and sharply written debut         Sailorr loves love. Whether she’s a certified horndog spilling her filthiest fantasies, mourning past relationships (before promptly roasting useless men into oblivion) or riding high on…			
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				Sleep Token – ‘Even In Arcadia’ review: another jaw-dropping ascent towards immortality
				Spearheaded by the piano and some of Vessel’s most human lyrics to date, the metallers’ fourth album seals their status as the overlords of their scene and generation         The type of overnight success that Sleep Token’s 2023 album ‘Take Me Back To Eden’ set in motion simply doesn’t happen to rock and…			
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