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evoking the sounds of classic soul while incorporating contemporary elements that resonate with today’s audience

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drawing out the dub DNA already present in Nightmares on Wax’s music and letting Sherwood’s atmospheric production stretch it into something hazier and more immersive

reflecting Bentall's experiences and observations of life in the rural landscapes of Western Canada

Theft World Missa Solemnis evoking the sounds of classicTheft World is the third studio album by Brooklyn based experimental band Lip Critic, released on May 1, 2026, via Partisan Records. The record grew out of a stranger than fiction incident: as Stereogum describes it, frontman Bret Kaser's identity was stolen and used to make hundreds of fraudulent purchases, including in an apparent taunt the band's entire Bandcamp discography. When the alleged thief showed up at a Lip Critic merch table weeks later,