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On Auto-Pain, Deeper Feels Everything

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By Loren DiBlasi | March 20, 2020

On Auto-Pain, Deeper Feels Everything

Loren DiBlasi (Patio) talks the Chicago post-punk band’s “cathartic” new album.

Ellen Kempner Is Kicking Herself for Not Listening to Destroyer Sooner

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By Ellen Kempner | February 24, 2020

Ellen Kempner Is Kicking Herself for Not Listening to Destroyer Sooner

The Palehound frontwoman talks Dan Bejar’s “devastating” Have We Met.

Sarah Tudzin (illuminati hotties) Reads Great Grandpa’s Tarot

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By Sarah Tudzin | December 13, 2019

Sarah Tudzin (illuminati hotties) Reads Great Grandpa’s Tarot

The frontwoman looks to the past, present, and future in Four of Arrows.

Matt Valentine’s New Record is an LP-Length Contact High

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By James Toth | December 12, 2019

Matt Valentine’s New Record is an LP-Length Contact High

James Toth (Wooden Wand) on Valentine’s “most cohesive and fully realized work to date,” Preserves.

Chet Baker and His Art Were on Two Different Planets

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By Morgan Enos | December 6, 2019

Chet Baker and His Art Were on Two Different Planets

Morgan Enos (Other Houses) on how Chet Baker’s heavenly music masked a hellish life on The Legendary Riverside Albums.

Garcia Peoples’ One Step Behind Is Clear-Eyed and Ambitious

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By Chris Forsyth | November 1, 2019

Garcia Peoples’ One Step Behind Is Clear-Eyed and Ambitious

Chris Forsyth on how the Brooklyn band successfully does “whatever the fuck they want” on their new album.

Richard Dawson’s Tales of Brexit and Brutalism

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By Eric Slick | October 28, 2019

Richard Dawson’s Tales of Brexit and Brutalism

Eric Slick (Dr. Dog) talks the English singer-songwriter’s 2020.

Old LP and the Sweet Brutality of that dog.

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By Eva Hendricks | October 23, 2019

Old LP and the Sweet Brutality of that dog.

Eva Hendricks (Charly Bliss) talks the band’s first album in 22 years.

In Praise of Bud Light Limes, Sweaty Allston Basements, and Kal Marks

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By Zoë Wyner | October 21, 2019

In Praise of Bud Light Limes, Sweaty Allston Basements, and Kal Marks

Zoë Wyner (Halfsour) talks the new EP from the beloved Boston band.

JPEGMAFIA Is Rap’s Modern Day Morpheus

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By Sam Woodring | October 2, 2019

JPEGMAFIA Is Rap’s Modern Day Morpheus

According to Sam Woodring (Mister Goblin), All My Heroes Are Cornballs forces us to experience the world as it is.