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The Weather Station Illuminates the World as It Is on 'Humanhood'

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PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2025

There are worlds beyond the world we see. So much music exists as doors to these other places, attempts to create passageways between...

Neil Young's "big change" Has a New Band but a Vintage Sound

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PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2025

Neil Young has a new band and a new single. The all-lowercase group neil young and the chrome hearts have just rolled out their debut song...

"Bologna" Already Sounds Like Classic Destroyer

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PUBLISHED Jan 16, 2025

Destroyer's latest single, "Bologna," just autoplayed on Spotify, and even though the song is barely a week old, I was instantly struck by...

CJ Wiley's "Don't Die Charlie" Is a Matter of Life or Death

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PUBLISHED Jan 14, 2025

I remember hearing an early iteration of "Don't Die Charlie" at Lee's Palace when CJ Wiley played the 2022 edition of our annual Class Of...

Lambrini Girls Have Big Cunt Energy on 'Who Let the Dogs Out'

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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...

Morgan Nagler Is Resolute on Solo Debut "Cradle the Pain"

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PUBLISHED Jan 9, 2025

Sometimes, I know there's a strong chance I'm going to like a song based on its title alone. "Cradle the Pain" is one such title that...

Ethel Cain Steps Further from the Light on 'Perverts'

PUBLISHED Jan 7, 2025

There was a moment when Hayden Anhedönia was poised to break big. 'Preacher's Daughter,' her sprawling 2022 debut full-length...

'Music from the Merch Desk (2016 - 2023)' Has Perfect Playlist Fodder for All Types of Aphex Twin Fan

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PUBLISHED Jan 6, 2025

I tend to prefer fairly nice-sounding electronic music over punishing beats, so even though Aphex Twin's recent two-and-a-half-hour...