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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.

On 30 Years of Rock ‘n’ Roll

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By Zachary Lipez | October 10, 2019

On 30 Years of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Zachary Lipez’s love letter to the Mekons, a band who takes the win where they can find it.

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.

On Blue World and John Coltrane’s Self-Revisitation

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By Morgan Enos | September 30, 2019

On Blue World and John Coltrane’s Self-Revisitation

Morgan Enos (Other Houses) talks the new lost-and-found Coltrane album and why it’s moving to hear the saxophonist look back.

The Roots Are the Only People Who Could Have Made Things Fall Apart

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By Open Mike Eagle | September 27, 2019

The Roots Are the Only People Who Could Have Made Things Fall Apart

Open Mike Eagle talks his “backpacker b-boy jazz-bo baggy heroes” on the album’s 20th anniversary.

Tenci Is About to Blow the Fuck Up

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By Izzy True | September 13, 2019

Tenci Is About to Blow the Fuck Up

Izzy True talks My Heart is an Open Field, the "promising first offering" from Jess Shoman.

Ruth Garbus’s Kleinmeister Opens Up New Worlds

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By Chris Cohen | September 9, 2019

Ruth Garbus’s Kleinmeister Opens Up New Worlds

Chris Cohen on the LP he’s been “eagerly awaiting.”