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2021 Catch-Up Explosion, Part 1
Malachi Lui  |  Dec 22, 2021  |  9 comments
Despite our best efforts, we unfortunately didn’t review in real time every consequential 2021 release; thankfully, there’s still time to catch up on important missed albums, EPs, and singles. Our two 2021 Catch-Up Explosions (of which this is the first) differ somewhat from typical Review Explosions: some of these reviews are shorter than usual, and this time we won’t include sound quality scores (though rest assured, those will remain a site fixture). We won’t be able to cover every worthwhile 2021 release, though it’s possible to provide a reasonably comprehensive roundup of the year in music. The reviews are listed alphabetically, not by merit. Let’s begin!

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Review Explosion: Adele, Silk Sonic, Damon Albarn, Eric Clapton, & More
Malachi Lui  |  Nov 30, 2021  |  48 comments
(Review Explosion, curated by contributing editor Malachi Lui, is AnalogPlanet’s guide to notable recent releases and reissues. It focuses on the previous few months’ new releases for which we don’t have time or energy to cover more extensively.)

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Vinyl Review Explosion: Clairo, Mariya Takeuchi, Sault, & Dean Blunt
Malachi Lui  |  Nov 30, 2021  |  1 comments
(Review Explosion, curated by contributing editor Malachi Lui, is AnalogPlanet’s guide to notable recent releases and reissues. It focuses on the previous few months’ new releases for which we don’t have time or energy to cover more extensively.)

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Review Explosion: JPEGMAFIA, Jarvis Cocker, Young Thug, Richard Ashcroft, & Yukihiro Takahashi
Malachi Lui  |  Nov 23, 2021  |  12 comments
(Review Explosion, curated by contributing editor Malachi Lui, is AnalogPlanet’s guide to notable recent releases and reissues. It focuses on the previous couple months’ new releases for which we don’t have time or energy to more extensively cover.)

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Review Explosion: Coldplay, John Coltrane, Lana Del Rey, James Blake, & FINNEAS
Malachi Lui  |  Oct 30, 2021  |  15 comments
(Review Explosion is a recurring AnalogPlanet feature covering recent releases for which we either don't have sufficient time to fully explore, or that are not worthy of it. Curated by AnalogPlanet contributing editor Malachi Lui, Review Explosion focuses on the previous couple months' new releases and reissues.)

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Review Explosion: Injury Reserve, Lil Nas X, Yebba, Park Hye Jin, & I’ll Be Your Mirror
Malachi Lui  |  Oct 19, 2021  |  14 comments
(Review Explosion is a recurring AnalogPlanet feature covering recent releases for which we either don't have sufficient time to fully explore, or that are not worthy of it. Curated by AnalogPlanet contributing editor Malachi Lui, Review Explosion focuses on the previous couple months' new releases and reissues.)

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Vinyl Review Explosion: The Doors, The Mars Volta, Outkast, & Wu-Tang Clan
Malachi Lui  |  Oct 03, 2021  |  27 comments
(Review Explosion is a recurring AnalogPlanet feature covering recent releases for which we either don't have sufficient time to fully explore, or that are not worthy of it. Curated by AnalogPlanet contributing editor Malachi Lui, Review Explosion focuses on the previous few months' new releases. This particular Review Explosion discusses four Vinyl Me, Please releases from June-September 2021.)

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Review Explosion: Drake, Lorde, Dean Blunt, VilloVilduVeta, & Tyler, The Creator
Malachi Lui  |  Sep 05, 2021  |  19 comments
(Review Explosion is a recurring AnalogPlanet feature covering recent releases for which we either don't have sufficient time to fully explore, or that are not worthy of it. Curated by AnalogPlanet contributing editor Malachi Lui, Review Explosion focuses on the previous few months' new releases and reissues.)

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Review Explosion: Prince, Bleachers, Darkside, Yves Tumor, Abstract Mindstate
Malachi Lui  |  Aug 27, 2021  |  8 comments
(Review Explosion is a recurring AnalogPlanet feature covering recent releases for which we either don't have sufficient time to fully explore, or that are not worthy of it. Curated by AnalogPlanet contributing editor Malachi Lui, Review Explosion focuses on the previous few months' new releases and reissues.)

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Vinyl Review Explosion: The Strokes, Kid Cudi, M.I.A., & Darkside
Malachi Lui  |  Jul 12, 2021  |  36 comments
(Review Explosion is a recurring AnalogPlanet feature covering recent releases for which we either don't have sufficient time to fully explore, or that are not worthy of it. Curated by AnalogPlanet contributing editor Malachi Lui, Review Explosion focuses on the previous few months' new releases. This particular Review Explosion discusses Vinyl Me, Please’s Essentials releases from February-May 2021.)

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Review Explosion: The Heshoo Beshoo Group, Little Richard, Eric Hutchinson and Jesus People Music: Vol. 1
Evan Toth  |  Feb 23, 2021  |  2 comments
(Review Explosion is a recurring AnalogPlanet feature covering recent releases for which we either don’t have sufficient time to fully explore, or that are not worthy of it. Curated by AnalogPlanet contributing editor Malachi Lui, Review Explosion focuses on the previous few months’ new releases.) This explosion curated by M.F.

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Review Explosion: The Weeknd, A Certain Ratio, Angel Olsen, and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Malachi Lui  |  Oct 30, 2020  |  5 comments
(Review Explosion is a recurring AnalogPlanet feature covering recent releases for which we either don’t have sufficient time to fully explore, or that are not worthy of it. Curated by AnalogPlanet contributing editor Malachi Lui, Review Explosion focuses on the previous few months’ new releases.)

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7” Review Explosion: Blur, Spiritualized, and Billie Eilish (+ An Art Book Flexi)
Malachi Lui  |  Oct 19, 2020  |  3 comments
(Review Explosion is a recurring AnalogPlanet feature covering recent releases for which we either don’t have sufficient time to fully explore, or that are not worthy of it. Curated by AnalogPlanet contributing editor Malachi Lui, this particular Review Explosion focuses on new and old 7” releases.)

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Vinyl Review Explosion: Spiritualized, Bob Dylan, and Carly Rae Jepsen
Malachi Lui  |  Oct 02, 2020  |  31 comments
(Review Explosion is a recurring AnalogPlanet feature covering recent releases for which we either don’t have sufficient time to fully explore, or that are not worthy of it. Curated by AnalogPlanet contributing editor Malachi Lui, Review Explosion focuses on the previous few months’ new releases.)

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RSD Review Explosion, Part 2: David Bowie, Ron Carter, Clipping, and Tyler, The Creator
Malachi Lui  |  Oct 01, 2020  |  2 comments
(Review Explosion is a recurring AnalogPlanet feature covering recent releases for which we either don’t have sufficient time to fully explore, or that are not worthy of it. Curated by AnalogPlanet contributing editor Malachi Lui, this is the second RSD2020-centric Review Explosion, the first of which is found here.)

Last weekend, the second 2020 RSD Drop occurred in physical stores and on some online outlets. I didn’t find any titles terribly important to me, so here I am still reviewing records from the initial August RSD Drop. Onward we go…

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