Articles by Daniel Sylvester

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  Martha Wainwright Strips Down Her Usual Theatricality on 'Love Will Be Reborn'

  PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2021

  Martha Wainwright has never been shy about the fact that she comes from one of Canada's most famous musical lineages. She has recorded song...

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  Lingua Ignota's 'Sinner Get Ready' Is More Incantation Than Collection of Songs

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2021

  There's absolutely nothing reductive in comparing the music of Kristin Hayter (a.k.a. Lingua Ignota) to other artists. In fact, the artist...

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  Descendents Display 40 Years of Punk Dominance on '9th & Walnut'

  PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2021

  It's a shame that Descendents put off finishing 9th & Walnut for so long, as an album this focused and snotty would have surely launched a...

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  Half Waif's 'Mythopoetics' Is Far More Direct Than Its Name Suggests

  PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2021

  What is it about Nandi Rose (a.k.a. Half Waif) that causes people to describe her art in such a lavish manner? Reviews for last year's swee...

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  Mykki Blanco Brings Big Ideas to Mini-Album 'Broken Hearts and Beauty Sleep'

  PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2021

  Over the first nine years of their career, Mykki Blanco has crafted a personality so strong and memorable that even a five-year holdover co...

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  Sleater-Kinney Succeed in People-Pleasing on 'Path of Wellness'

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2021

  When Sleater-Kinney joined forces with St. Vincent to create their sleek, heavily stylized The Center Won't Hold, feathers were promptly ru...

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  Liz Phair's 'Soberish' Is Complete Indie Pop Chaos

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2021

  Although Liz Phair preceded her latest LP with three of indie rock's most-maligned albums, the Chicago artist has afforded herself so much...

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  'Clara' Further Proves Loscil's Undying Commitment to a Concept

  PUBLISHED May 27, 2021

  Over his 22-year career, Scott Morgan (a.k.a. Loscil) has crafted music based on various conceptual muses, be it visual and musical (as wit...