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Khruangbin Find Depth in Simplicity on 'A LA SALA'

PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2024

Listening to Khruangbin's 'A LA SALA' feels like a summer evening dip in a serene bay. The dusk sky above is beautiful, while the slight ...

L'Impératrice and Fabiana Martone Set the Girls Free on “Danza Marilù"

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PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2024

Much like Franz Ferdinand before them, L'Impératrice's goal is to make music for girls to dance to. Their latest, "Danza Marilù" ...

"Good Luck, Babe!" Is Chappell Roan at Her Most Fully Realized

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PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2024

"Good Luck, Babe!" is a more realized version of Roan's baroque pop vision, both airy and devastating in its delivery....

Vampire Weekend's 'Only God Was Above Us' Is as Emotional as It Is Academic

PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2024

"Fuck the world," goes the first line of 'Only God Was Above Us' — a blunt, dour departure from the cheekiness this peppy, preppy group are...

Kelly McMichael Finds Solace in Art Rock Eclecticism on New Singles

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PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2024

Kelly McMichael adeptly synthesized decades of pop rock sounds into her 2021 album 'Waves,' and now the St. John's songwriter is continuing...

The Camerawork on 'Monkey Man' Goes Apeshit

Directed by Dev Patel

PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2024

Production of 'Monkey Man' was set to begin in India just before the pandemic turned the world topsy-turvy, forcing Dev Patel to relocate...

Lights' Drummer Plays RATM's "Bulls on Parade" After Never Hearing It Before, Absolutely Crushes It

PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2024

You know Rage Against the Machine's "Bulls on Parade"? Of course you do — everyone does! Drummer Jess Bowen (of Lights, the Summer Set and...

Bibi Club's "Parc de Beauvoir" Is an Inviting Exercise in Contrasts

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PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2024

"Parc de Beauvoir," the new English-language track from bilingual Montreal duo Bibi Club's upcoming 'Feu de garde,' is a gorgeous exercise...