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Phonetics On and On

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  1. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: The Best Albums of 2025
  2. Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2025
  3. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
  4. Nialler9: Niall Byrne: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
  5. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2025
  6. Drowned in Sound: 25 Favourite Albums of 2025
  7. Grace Robins-Somerville: Favorite Albums of 2025
  8. Flood: The Best Albums of 2025
  9. Les Inrocks: Best Albums of 2025
  10. Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2025
  11. Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2025
  12. KCRW: Best Albums of 2025
  13. Crack Magazine: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
  14. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
  15. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2025
  16. Brad Luen: 45 Favorite Albums of My 2025
  17. The Alternative: 50 Best Albums of 2025
  18. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
  19. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2025
  20. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2025
  21. Hanif Abdurraqib: 115 Favorite Albums Of 2025
  22. Our Culture: The 100 Best Albums of 2025

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