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boygenius Makes Good on the Promise of Supergroups

By Jeremy Bolm | November 12, 2018

boygenius Makes Good on the Promise of Supergroups

Jeremy Bolm (Touché Amoré, Hesitation Wounds) on supergroups and the honest, punk spirit of the new Baker-Bridgers-Dacus collaboration.

Poppy Might Just Be an Average Girl

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By Julia Shapiro | November 9, 2018

Poppy Might Just Be an Average Girl

Is Poppy a computer? Or is she actually just a girl? Julia Shapiro (Chastity Belt) investigates.

Escaping the City with Devotion

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By Tom Russo | November 1, 2018

Escaping the City with Devotion

Listening to Laura Jean’s latest, you can almost smell the saltwater in the breeze.

Greta Van Fleet, Pitchfork, and Licking Whiskey off a Bathroom Floor

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By Hutch Harris | October 29, 2018

Greta Van Fleet, Pitchfork, and Licking Whiskey off a Bathroom Floor

"I know what it’s like to be a Pitchfork darling. I also know how it feels to be trashed by one of their writers."

Draw the Blinds and Let Wanderer Wash Over You

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By Lee Ranaldo | October 26, 2018

Draw the Blinds and Let Wanderer Wash Over You

“I don’t need to pull the album apart and put it back together again to know how it makes me feel.”

Driving Through the Sonoran Desert Listening to Low

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By Joey Burns | September 20, 2018

Driving Through the Sonoran Desert Listening to Low

Joey Burns (Calexico) on the transformative experience of Double Negative.

Pet Fox Makes Sinister Pop

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By Sam Woodring | September 13, 2018

Pet Fox Makes Sinister Pop

"Like their namesake, the band is more at home in the night, skulking around in the wash of your headlights, half daring you to run it over."

Kazuashita Emerges From the Fog of Political Fatigue

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By Eartheater | September 10, 2018

Kazuashita Emerges From the Fog of Political Fatigue

Eartheater (aka Alex Drewchin) extols the virtues of Gang Gang Dance's non-escapist, non-pacifying new record.

Oh Sees Plough Onward Through Changes and Choices Infinite

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By Andy Falkous | August 24, 2018

Oh Sees Plough Onward Through Changes and Choices Infinite

Andy Falkous dissects the evolutions, both of genre and band name, on Smote Reverser.

Thank You For Today is a Peaceful Concession to Transience

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By Julien Baker | August 17, 2018

Thank You For Today is a Peaceful Concession to Transience

Julien Baker reflects on Death Cab for Cutie's latest record and the inevitability of change.