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The 50 Best Albums of 2019 So Far

PopMatters Staff / 1 July 2019

As we head into a brief summer publication break to enjoy the summer sun for a few days, it's the perfect time to take stock of the year in music so far. PopMatters returns to our normal publishing schedule on Monday, 8 July.

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Maps’ ‘Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss’ Is an Expansive, Widescreen Record

Paul Carr / 17 May 2019

Maps' Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss is a triumphantly realized album that finds him taking the concept of Pet Sounds, adding the 1960s folk-pop of the Byrds all while channeling the spaced-out rock of 1990s Spiritualized.