Album Reviews

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  Technical Kidman's Mathieu Arsenault Soundtracks Self-Discovery on Seulement's 'EX PO'

  PUBLISHED Nov 10, 2021

  EX PO, the debut album from Seulement (a.k.a. Mathieu Arsenault of Montreal's Technical Kidman), is an electronic collection of songs that...

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  Something Is Missing, Is Missing from Courtney Barnett's 'Things Take Time, Take Time'

  PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2021

  Courtney Barnett's best songs twist fleeting moments into profound observations — like the way she turned a real estate hunt into a heart-w...

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  Radiohead's 'KID A MNESIA' Still Feels Terrifyingly Relevant

  PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2021

  In hindsight, Y2K paranoia seems absurd — but at the time, it really did feel like the turn of the millennium could reset the world's compu...

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  Hana Vu Unpacks Uncertainty on 'Public Storage'

  PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2021

  Hana Vu has had a brimming career, and she's still only at the beginning of it. The 21-year-old Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter has tou...

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  SATE Pushes the Limits of Blues Rock on 'The Fool'

  PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2021

  Named for one of the tarot cards, SATE's sophomore studio album, The Fool, embodies new beginnings and opportunities. When pulled upright,...

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  MUNYA Struts into Outer Space on 'Voyage to Mars'

  PUBLISHED Nov 2, 2021

  Those with an ear for new releases have likely already fallen in love with Montreal-based artist MUNYA's cover of the Smashing Pumpkins' "T...

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  Curtis Harding's 'If Words Were Flowers' Blooms with Love and Optimism

  PUBLISHED Nov 2, 2021

  There's no singular way to describe Curtis Harding's sound, aside from how it always manages to evoke emotion, immediately drawing listener...

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  Hot Garbage Free Fall into Electronic Psych Rock Experimentation on 'Ride'

  PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2021

  The psych rockers of modern times are usually blitzed out, acid-taking, guitar-jamming bands that make music at an Adderal-abusing pace. Ju...