May 16, 2025
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The Dan Wriggins-fronted ensemble Friendship is back for their fifth album and second since signing with Merge.
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May 15, 2025
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Nobody makes squawking, unhinged post punk quite like Sweden’s Viagra Boys.
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May 14, 2025
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The latest volume in Numero Group’s terrific Eccentric Soul series showcases the Cobra Records label, an establishment founded in San Antonio by record producer and real estate mogul Abraham Epstein.
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May 12, 2025
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Undoubtedly Fleetwood Mac’s most enduring and potent period from their story, Rhino and Warner have released the five albums that span 1975 and 1987 in a consolidated box set on vinyl and CD.
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May 09, 2025
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Peter Murphy, the erstwhile frontman of Bauhaus, returns with Silver Shade, an album that feels both familiar and strangely adrift. While his distinctive croon remains a captivating element, the sonic landscape he inhabits here often feels like a diluted version of past glories, occasionally hinting at intriguing avenues without fully committing.
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May 08, 2025
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FACS’ sixth LP, Wish Defense, is a study in restraint, disorientation, and elemental power—an album that refuses to chase resolution in favor of sculpting tension into form.
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May 07, 2025
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Tiger Rose, while certainly of its time, offers enduring charms in a set of songs that are alternately moving and rollicking.
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May 06, 2025
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The cover art for The Crux, Djo’s third album, depicts a mismatched cast of puzzled guests spilling out of a hotel, staring aimlessly into the lazuli blue sky. The image is symbolic of the album’s main themes: disorientation, disconnection from one’s own identity.
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May 05, 2025
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Self-destruction is part of the creative DNA of Toronto punk band PUP.
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