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Tim Kroenert, Journalist

Reviews / Album
Album Review: Cold Chisel - Blood Moon
"These old rock dogs haven’t got any new tricks, but they are far from ready to roll over and play dead."
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Album Review: Various - Milk On Milk
"It’s hard not to share the love."
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Album Review: Dyson Stringer Cloher – Dyson Stringer Cloher
"A manifesto for women and gender non-conforming artists too often relegated to a supporting role."
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Album Review: Jade Imagine – Basic Love
"[T]he biggest knock on 'Basic Love' might be its persistent glumness."
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Album Review: Gena Rose Bruce - Can't Make You Love Me
"A testament to collaboration and creativity as paths back from the mire."
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Album Review: Stonefield - Bent
"[I]t all feels a little stodgy on record."
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Album Review: Huntly - Low Grade Buzz
"The mode is not maudlin but cathartic"
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Album Review: Methyl Ethel - Triage
"Webb has said 'Triage', thematically, is a “coming-of-age” album, and it's true in more ways than one."
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Album Review: Broods - Don't Feed The Pop Monster
"Broods haven’t reinvented the wheel, but they’ve never sounded surer of who they are."
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Album Review: Girlpool - What Chaos Is Imaginary
"There’s much more to these 14 tracks than angst."
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Album Review: Beirut - Gallipoli
"There are several refrains here that you will be humming for days."
Features / Music
Does Queen's 'Jazz' Still Stack Up After 40 Years? We Look Back On The Album
On the 40th anniversary of Queen's Jazz, Tim Kroenert looks back at their seventh album and final contribution to the '70s rock canon.
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