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  • Summary: The third full-length release from Brooklyn artist L'Rain is said to be an "anti-break-up" record.
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  • Record Label: Mexican Summer
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Experimental Rock, Alternative R&B
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
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  1. Oct 12, 2023
    91
    I Killed Your Dog dazzles with its musicality, but its emotion is what takes it to the next level.
  2. Oct 12, 2023
    87
    The whole album is bolder and brasher than previous L’Rain records, every harmony, loop, and skit engorged with verve. Cheek has figured out how to maintain her slippery, impressionistic style while also letting it be known she’s got that dog in her.
  3. Oct 12, 2023
    80
    Every bit as creative and trippy as L'Rain's first two albums, I Killed Your Dog has some of the artist's most relatable lyrics, and cuts closer to the bone.
  4. Oct 12, 2023
    80
    The record makes time for sharp skit humour and ends with a dazzling dance-pop groove. Where Cheek smooths down her effervescent ability to discard genre for more conventional psych-rock numbers, it’s not as exciting. But she can even do that better than anyone else.
  5. Oct 13, 2023
    80
    L’Rain has produced another fascinating record, a reappraisal of past work, while managing not to repeat herself. It is a very interesting album, as much about resilience as it is grief.
  6. Oct 13, 2023
    80
    The jittery electronics of closing track New Year’s UnResolution close the album, confirming L’Rain’s special ability to expertly splice sounds and styles to create something distinctive and original.