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Lorde's "What Was That" Embraces Her Melodramatic Strengths
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PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2025
It's not that that the psych folk of 'Solar Power' was bad, exactly, but Lorde's 2021 album didn't get its claws into me like 2017's...
Florence Road Hatch Fully Formed on "Caterpillar"
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PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2025
Sometimes a side chick ain't even a side chick, it's the beautiful and proud nation of Ireland. Florence Road are a quartet of four...
caroline and Caroline Polachek's Questions Are the Answer on "Tell me I never knew that"
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PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2025
Welcome to Carolineception. Perhaps inevitably, UK rock collective caroline have joined forces with the inimitable Caroline Polachek for...
Jimmie Kilpatrick's 'Jimmie' Is a Sweet, Scrappy Conversation with an Old Friend
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PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2025
Listening to Shotgun Jimmie has always felt like a conversation with a particularly witty, articulate friend — a perfect combination of...
After Make Before Sound Even Better on Self-Titled Debut EP
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PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2025
It seems as though After appeared on the Spotify homepage of everyone I know at the same time, just about a week before their debut EP was...
Falcon Jane's "I Get Myself (Mutt Duet)" Has Both Sides Now
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PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2025
When Falcon Jane released Legacy back in August, "I Get Myself" immediately emerged as my favourite track on the album. The mournful country...
Magi Merlin's Freak Demands to Be Matched on 'A Weird Little Dog'
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PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2025
It probably goes without saying at this point that one of my favourite records of 2025 so far is undoubtedly Saya Gray's 'SAYA.' For that...
Wet Leg Level Up with Punchy "catch these fists"
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PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2025
"Level up," Wet Leg vocalist Rhian Teasdale declares as the thundering groove of "catch these fists" bursts into its pummelling chorus. It's...
