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Hannah Gadsby, 'Barry' and 'Who Is America?' Top Exclaim!'s 2018 Comedy MVPs Best of 2018 Published Jan 08, 2019Laughter. Sometimes it occurred over the past 12 months, seemingly despite the state of the world. It was certainly welcomed because of it....
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Exclaim!'s 10 Most Underrated Films of 2018 Best of 2018 Published Dec 19, 2018In a world filled with hype and hyperbole, it often feels like everything's at least a little bit overrated. Then we get to the end of the y...
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The Blaze, DJ Koze, Laurel Halo and Jon Hopkins All Took Gentler Electronic Paths This Year Best of 2018 Published Dec 18, 2018It happened slowly but steadily over the last few years: tempos slowed, beats softened; in the underground, ambient music saw a sharp rise,...
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Exclaim!'s Top 12 Films of 2018 Best of 2018 Published Dec 17, 2018In a year full of high highs and low lows, it only makes sense that our year-end list would be packed with films full of twee bears, sing-al...
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R&B Artists Like Leon Bridges, H.E.R., the Internet and Khalid Pick Up the Guitar Again Published Dec 17, 2018From its inception, the genre known as R&B has relied on the venerable guitar for its unique bass-heavy sound and entrancing chord structure...
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Troye Sivan, SOPHIE, Tirzah and Empress Of Represent the Future of Pop Best of 2018 Published Dec 17, 2018While a whiff of nostalgia hung across the 2018 pop landscape, the past 12 months were nevertheless a banner year for forward-thinking pop m...
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Here Are All of Drake's 2018 Music Videos, Ranked Published Dec 17, 2018When he wasn't dropping one of his own five Scorpion music videos, Drake was popping up in somebody else's this year. As 2018 comes to an en...
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Exclaim!'s Top 11 EPs of the Year Best of 2018 Published Dec 14, 2018Now that we've given each genre that Exclaim! covers its Best of the Year due, we're turning our attention to a shorter but no less beloved...
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Here Are the Top 10 Canadian Music Videos of 2018 Best of 2018 Published Dec 14, 2018In 2018, the best Canadian music videos came from across all genres; we watched (and loved) everything from pot-smoking grunge punks to glob...
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Exclaim!'s Top 10 Experimental & Modern Composition Albums Best of 2018 Published Dec 13, 2018Our Top 10 Experimental & Modern Composition Albums of 2018 list is a little different than our lists of years prior. Typically, this one ap...
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Calpurnia, Let's Eat Grandma and Lil Berete Led 2018's Gen Z Revolution Published Dec 13, 2018Generation Z made their presence known loud and clear by giving us some of the year's most inspired and intrepid music. Adolescence may be a...