Maggie Rogers: Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011-2016
Maggie Rogers’ newest release, Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011-2016, as the title suggests, is a compilation of songs from the wildly successful artist…
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Potatohead People: Mellow Fantasy
Some J Dilla, some Kaytranada, some Erykah Badu: Potatohead People’s newest release, Mellow Fantasy, is many things and draws from many places. And yet,…
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Yo La Tengo: Sleepless Nights
Yo La Tengo’s second release of 2020, Sleepless Nights, takes an entirely opposite route from the year’s first, We Have Amnesia Sometimes. While the…
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Paul Haslinger: Austerlitz EP
Austerlitz sits in the shadow of artist Paul Haslinger’s concept album Exit Ghost, released earlier this year. The EP’s tracks consist of ambience and…
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Dig Nitty: Reverse of Mastery
What do you get when you cross delicate singing over harsher guitars, moments of pure noise following moments of gentle folky plucking, and song…
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Icarus Phoenix: Icarus Phoenix
On Bandcamp, Icarus Phoenix’s self-titled release self-describes as “indie shoegaze slumber rock”, a mouthful that shows us that, if anything, the project takes itself…
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Knot: Knot
Knot does a great job of making you think you’re about to listen to a run-of-the-mill indie album with clean guitars and singing that…
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Throwing Muses: Sun Racket
Often, when a group that’s been around since the eighties releases a new album, the assumption is that it’ll be a rehashed sound that…
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Vex Ruffin: LiteAce Frequency
Filipino beatmaker Vex Ruffin’s third release on Stones Throw Records, titled LiteAce Frequency, is a sampled mishmash of soul-infused funk, pop, hip hop, and…
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Jaye Bartell: Kokomo
Singer-songwriter Jaye Bartell’s newest release, a 10-song journey by the name of Kokomo, is half gloomy lullaby and half classic rock jam, but not…
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