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The student news site of Londonderry High School

Lancer Spirit Online
Thundercat's mini album 'The Beyond' is an enjoyable - if short - funky pop joyride.

Thundercat’s ‘The Beyond’ a short, funky trip

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor | August 5, 2015
From the reserved, low-and-slow churn of "Song for the Dead" to the relentlessly upbeat, poppy "Them Changes," Thundercat lets the groove do the talking.
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Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor merges the familiar with the unknown on 'Lift Yr Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven'

Classic Review 8/5/15: Godspeed You! Black Emperor – ‘Lift Yr Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven’

Evaluating a post-rock landmark
Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor | August 5, 2015
Godspeed You! Black Emperor is perhaps the foremost post-rock band in the roughly two decades the subgenre has existed.
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Father John Misty's 'I Love You, Honeybear' is an innovative exploration of relationships good and bad, accompanied by a diverse collection of American music styles.

‘Honeybear’ an irony-soaked Americana sampler

Father John Misty scores one of the strongest releases of 2015
Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor | August 5, 2015
Tillman builds on the bluesy indie rock trappings of his debut as Father John, 2012's Fear Fun, incorporating country, jazz and folk to make what is essentially a hipster's revisionist history of American popular music.
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Tyler, the Creator's latest release 'Cherry Bomb' aims to be a break from the Odd Future mold, but comes off as uninspired and boring.

‘Cherry Bomb’ fizzles

Tyler, the Creator's latest suffers from poor mixing, bland songwriting
Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor | April 15, 2015
A sizable roster of guest features is a new wrinkle to Tyler’s tried formula, and it does add quite a bit to the album, but it has the unfortunate effect of making his own work pale in comparison.
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Kendrick Lamar's challenging opus manages to embody its times unlike any other album in recent memory.

‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ an eclectic masterpiece

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor | March 27, 2015
'good kid, m.A.A.d. city' was straight West Coast hip-hop; 'To Pimp a Butterfly' is 'Bitches Brew' by way of 'Maggot Brain' by way of 'All Eyez on Me.'
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Flying Lotus explores mortality and the afterlife on the jazz-tinged electronic release 'You're Dead!'

FlyLo’s ‘You’re Dead!’ a trippy voyage

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor | October 27, 2014
'You’re Dead!' explores death of all kinds, delving primarily into what follows over the long, strange trip of the afterlife.
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