Osees: A Foul Form
Osees’ A Foul Form is a short, violent, angry masterpiece. The vocals, allegedly recorded by self-confessed control freak John Dwyer while suffering from COVID,…
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Stella Donnelly: Flood
Almost immediately upon its release, Stella Donnelly’s debut album Beware of the Dogs caught the attention of indie-heads around the world. The Australian singer-songwriter…
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Boris: Heavy Rocks 2022
If you like your music heavy, like pummel your ears and brain relentlessly with sludgy bass, screaming guitar solos, shouted lyrics, and punishing drumming…
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Chat Pile: God’s Country
Of all the sludge-metal acts working in the present tense, Oklahoma City’s Chat Pile is making an easy case for its position in the…
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Rich Ruth: I Survived It’s Over
Composer Rich Ruth is giving us a glimpse into his psychedelic avant-garde jazz roots with his latest all instrumental album I Survived It’s Over….
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The Mountain Goats: Bleed Out
The idea for the songs on the Mountain Goats’ latest full-length album, Bleed Out, was originally described by the band’s primary member, John Darnielle,…
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Mary Lattimore and Paul Sukeena: West Kensington
Across several albums and single recordings, Mary Lattimore has proven that a woman alone with a harp can be a powerful creative and emotional…
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Erasure: Day-Glo (Based On A True Story)
Erasure’s 2020 studio album, The Neon, had keyboardist Vince Clarke returning to the duo’s classic synthpop sound by resurrecting vintage equipment he and singer…
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Florist: Florist
It’s been just under a decade since Florist began recording and releasing their minimalist folk-pop, a style the band made their own by pairing…
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White Ward: False Light
White Ward is a Ukrainian group specializing in what they dub “DEVIANT BLACK METAL” on their Bandcamp page. Bassist/vocalist Andrey Pechatkin specified the band’s…
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