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Jon McKiel Casts a Hypnotic 'Hex'
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PUBLISHED May 6, 2024
Jon McKiel's 2020 album, 'Bobby Joe Hope,' had an incredible backstory, involving a second-hand reel-to-reel recorder full of mysterious...
Jessica Pratt Lights Up the Dark on 'Here in the Pitch'
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PUBLISHED May 3, 2024
It's been hard to find the words for Jessica Pratt's 'Here in the Pitch.' Even now, I feel more like I'm scrambling against time than saying...
Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" Is Addictive
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PUBLISHED May 1, 2024
Last night, my partner — who loves music but rarely keeps up with new releases — said to me with total confidence, "Oh yeah, they were...
Thom Yorke's 'Confidenza' Score Is a Welcome Consolation for Radiohead Fans
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PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2024
Despite drummer Phil Selway's periodic reassurances, my personal theory is that Radiohead are done for good. This isn't based on any inside...
Bullion Takes Centre Stage on 'Affection'
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PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2024
Nathan Jenkins’s work as Bullion is unmistakable but easily subsumed — his burbling, ‘80s-influenced production...
Nilüfer Yanya Does It Again on "Like I Say (I runaway)"
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PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2024
How does she do it? Scroll through any given comment section under Nilüfer Yanya's new single or peruse the tweets ecstatically spreading ...
d'Eon Cleverly Channels Bygone Eras on "Figurine"
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PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2024
d'Eon conjured remarkable feeling through arrangements of digital chamber instruments on 2021's 'Rhododendron' (an album we hope you didn't ...
µ-Ziq Gets Back to the Bangers with "Hyper Daddy"
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PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2024
Free your mind from the pretentiousness of "IDM" and embrace the "weird bangers" of 'Grush,' Mike Paradinas's forthcoming album as µ-Ziq...