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Fern Sully Have Infinite Potential on Their 'Better Luck Next Time' EP

PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2023

While online information about Fern Sully is scant, this much we can glean: the band — whose earliest music materialized online in March 20...

Corb Lund Is a Hurtin' Albertan on the Weed-Gone-Wrong Anthem "Old Familiar Drunken Feeling"

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PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2023

As someone whose modest instrumental skill all but evaporates in altered states, the tale of "herbal terrorism" Corb Lund tells on new sing...

The Drums' 'Jonny' Is Haunting and Hopeful

PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2023

A decade ago, Jonathan Pierce returned to his childhood home in Horseheads, NY, to reckon with his past. While his parents were away at ser...

The House of Flanagan Stands Strong in 'The Fall of the House of Usher'

Created by Mike Flanagan

PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2023

Mike Flanagan leaves no stone unturned as he delivers a deliciously macabre family drama packed with his signature horror storytelling styl...

Holly Humberstone Lets the Light in on 'Paint My Bedroom Black'

PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2023

The Japanese art of Kintsugi is about repair without concealment. Fusing broken pottery back together with gold-dusted lacquer, it repairs...

Land of Talk Scale New Heights on 'Performances'

PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2023

It's a common occurrence for artists to describe their latest album as the best work they've ever made. But Lizzie Powell may be one of the...

hemlocke springs Is Radically Sincere on 'going...going...GONE!'

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PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2023

As soon as I heard hemlocke springs yearningly screech "Secretly I'm aiming for a freedom that exceeds my expectations" on TikTok last year...

'Lessons in Chemistry' Finds a Well-Measured Formula, but Lacks Breakthroughs

Created by Lee Eisenberg

PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2023

Chemistry, and life for that matter, are studies of change. Both are driven by a combination of elements interacting — sometimes unpredicta...