Allie's Staff Picks
The Hives Continue Their Comeback Era with "Enough Is Enough"
Exclaim! Staff Picks
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2025
The Hives were among my least-expected comebacks in 2023, but their tear back into public consciousness with 'The Death of Randy...
Great Grandpa Are Whatever You Need Them to Be on 'Patience, Moonbeam'
Exclaim! Staff Picks
PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2025
This is the kind of record I wait for every year. Inevitably it arrives, like last year's 'Tiger's Blood,' 2023's 'The Window' or 2022's...
Superheaven Reach a New Peak on "Stare at the Void"
Exclaim! Staff Pick
PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2025
Admittedly, I hadn't heard of Superheaven until their viral "Youngest Daughter" moment following the 10th anniversary of that song's mother...
Waxahatchee Digs Deep into Her Roots on "Mud"
Exclaim! Staff Picks
PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2025
Waxahatchee's 2024 and 2020 AOTY contenders, 'Tigers Blood' and 'Saint Cloud,' respectively, cemented Katie Crutchfield firmly in her...
I Want Shiv and the Carvers' "Danger Girl" to Ruin My Life
Exclaim! Staff Picks
PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2025
It's Class Of season here at Exclaim!, and it's hard to believe it's been only a year since we saw the likes of Shiv and the Carvers...
Lambrini Girls Have Big Cunt Energy on 'Who Let the Dogs Out'
Exclaim! Staff Picks
PUBLISHED Jan 10, 2025
It's pretty prophetic of Brighton's Lambrini Girls to drop 'Who Let the Dogs Out' on the day that man south of the border conclusively...
Skegss Are Doing Strokes Cosplay Right on "Out of My Head"
Exclaim! Staff Picks
PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2024
With the announcement of their new album Pacific Highway Music — out October 18 — Skegss, the Australian duo of Ben Reed and Jonny Lani, pr...
Alex G's Score for 'I Saw the TV Glow' Is Spooky and Sentimental
Exclaim! Staff Picks
PUBLISHED May 17, 2024
If you ever wanted to hear synth wave Alex G, the score for Jane Schoenbrun's 'I Saw the TV Glow' is as close as you're going to get. After...
