Jul 26, 2022
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In 2001 Neil Young chose to sideline the newly recorded Toast in favor of 2002’s shabby, soul-inspired Are You Passionate?
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Jul 25, 2022
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In conjunction with the great Austin indie-pop band Voxtrot reuniting this year a dozen years after their 2010 dissolution, they are self-releasing several compilations.
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Jul 21, 2022
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The opening track here, “p much deranged,” gets about 20 seconds of lo-fi “coming to life” lift before its creator wrestles it to the ground and scatters its parts about accompanied by a ceremonial raga-infused musical backdrop.
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Jul 20, 2022
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Fresh has been one of punk’s best-kept secrets for a few years now, securing their place within England’s world of cheeky and scrappy emo-adjacent pop punk outfits. Think DIY bands like Martha, Muncie Girls, and ME REX, the latter of which shares several members with Fresh. Their supremely underrated sophomore record, Withdraw, saw them landing on a sound that felt akin to a cathartic therapy session, only set to vibrant and bouncing indie punk.
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Jul 19, 2022
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On Katy J Pearson’s whimsically titled 2020-released debut album, Return, we found the daydreaming company of a soft and sunlit singer, her warm, fluttering vibrato defining its landscape.
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Jul 18, 2022
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After over two decades in the game, Canadian band Metric show absolutely no sign of their artistic fire diminishing.
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Jul 14, 2022
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During the making of Interpol’s seventh album, The Other Side of Make Believe, lead vocalist Paul Banks was grounded for nine months in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh due to the pandemic lockdown.
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Jul 13, 2022
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After 2019’s solo release, Emily Alone, Florist leader Emily Sprague invited her band to join her on a month long exploration of sounds—both created and captured.
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