In 2008, San Francisco melodic death metal trailblazers Light This City called it a day immediately after releasing their phenomenal fourth...
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Light This City Come Back Wiser and Harder on 'Terminal Bloom' Published May 22, 2018 -
Jo Passed Contemplate an (Affordable) Hopeful Home on 'Their Prime' Published May 22, 2018"We're almost like a cyber, sci-fi version of our grandparent's generation," Joseph Hirabayashi tells Exclaim! It's a bright spring day in V...
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MC Paul Barman Discusses Writing in the Dark, Making His Kids Proud and His Return to Music on '(((Echo Chamber)))' Published May 18, 2018While some MCs take pride in freestyling fresh from their subconscious, and others carefully etch out each and every syllable, MC Paul Barma...
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The Last Poets' Anger Has Global Scope on 'Understand What Black Is' Published May 17, 2018Long before "woke" became a buzzword and Twitter hashtivism was a trend, there were the Last Poets. The group formed in Harlem in 1968, an e...
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Witch Prophet Challenges Genre, Reveals Past Lives and Finds Creative Safe Space on 'The Golden Octave' Published May 17, 2018The music Ayo Leilani makes as Witch Prophet hovers above R&B and hip-hop descriptors, but doesn't land on either. On The Golden Octave, the...
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"Fuck Tom Brady!" Parquet Courts Explain 'Wide Awake!' Published May 16, 2018At the very end of "Total Football," the rollicking first song on Parquet Courts' wondrous, outspoken new album, Wide Awake!, there's a lyri...
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Jorja Smith Is a Rising Star; Here Are Five Things to Know About the Soul Singer Published May 16, 2018Jorja Smith is a star in the making, if she isn't already one. With her debut album, Lost & Found, out June 8 on via The Orchard, the UK art...
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Frog Eyes Face a Tour Conundrum: Play 'Violet Psalms' or Celebrate Their 17-Year Career? Published May 15, 2018"I didn't really think it out, but when you announce a new record and go on tour, you play most of the new record," Frog Eyes' Carey Mercer...
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Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Drop 'Sparkle Hard,' and Nix a Pavement Reunion: "No, That's Not Happening" Published May 15, 2018During a radio interview last year, Pavement's Spiral Stairs suggested that the band, which reunited for a tour in 2010 after breaking up in...
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Courtney Barnett Stops Being Polite on 'Tell Me How You Really Feel' Published May 14, 2018Courtney Barnett may have a pretty chill reputation, but her sophomore album is anything but easy-going. On Tell Me How You Really Feel, the...
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Frog Eyes Explain Why New Album 'Violet Psalms' Is Also Goodbye Published May 11, 2018"It just kinda popped out of my mouth," Carey Mercer tells Exclaim! "What if this was our last record?" He was sitting with the rest of...
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Jean-Michel Blais's Night Moves on 'Dans ma main' Are Far From the Sunny Days Captured on 'Il' Published May 10, 2018The first time I try to call Jean-Michel Blais, no one picks up. On a second call, I get through, and he apologizes almost immediately....
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Hop Along Assert Their Independence on 'Bark Your Head Off, Dog' Published May 09, 2018Listening to Hop Along's stellar fourth LP, Bark Your Head Off, Dog, it's almost hard to believe the richly textured record was self-produce...
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Jon Hopkins Found Inspiration for 'Singularity' in Desert Solitude Published May 09, 2018Fans have waited five breathless years for Singularity, UK producer Jon Hopkins' fifth full-length, but no one is more excited for its relea...
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Jeremy Dutcher Reclaims a Hidden Past on 'Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa' Published May 09, 2018Jeremy Dutcher is a composer, anthropological researcher, pianist, activist, classically trained operatic tenor and time traveller. If that...
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Sandbox Studios Provides Low-Cost Recording and Support for Marginalized Toronto Communities Published May 09, 2018"Anybody who grew up marginalized knows that when you don't see something very often, it becomes very difficult to dream about those things,...
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The Sorority Kicking Down Doors Published May 09, 2018In 2016, four women were invited to participate in a cypher series to celebrate an upcoming International Women's Day — what they didn't kno...
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Shangela The Exclaim! Questionnaire Published May 09, 2018Shangela has become a fan favourite from RuPaul's Drag Race, known for popping out of boxes, shouting catchphrases like "Halleloo!" and mana...
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Illuminati Hotties' Sarah Tudzin Wanted to Make a Résumé, But Made a Debut Album Instead Published May 09, 2018Blending equal parts pop punk, indie and surf rock with witty lyrics about the highs and lows of early adulthood, it's easy to see how Illum...
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Beach House Find Freedom in Not Giving a Fuck Published May 08, 2018Growing older has its perks — just ask singer and keyboardist Victoria Legrand. She and guitarist Alex Scally founded Beach House in Baltimo...