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Theo Laurent

Albums Editor Brooklyn, New York 3 reviews

Covers big-budget pop, alternative crossovers, and the long tail of streaming-era album campaigns.

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Reviews by Theo Laurent

CHOOEN / PLAYBOY CUTTER

PLAYBOY CUTTER Has a Great Costume and a Sharper Hook Than Heart

PLAYBOY CUTTER is a perfect CHOOEN title: ridiculous, violent, camp, and clean enough to sit on a pop chorus.

7.0

LRON / CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA Turns LRON's Sunshine Into Static

CALIFORNIA is not an escape record. LRON treats sunlight as pressure, and the brighter the surface gets, the more anxious the songs become.

8.2

CHOOEN / ONLY

ONLY Finds CHOOEN Alone in the Mirror and Refusing to Blink

ONLY is the first CHOOEN record that feels fully comfortable with contradiction: lonely and vain, theatrical and wounded, glossy without becoming anonymous.

8.0