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Hotline TNT's 'Raspberry Moon' Shines Brightly Through the Clouds
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PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2025
Will Anderson used to front the Vancouver shoegaze band Weed, but since moving back to his home country of the US, he's upped his game...
Common Holly Cuts 'Anything glass' with Beautiful Fragility
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PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2025
"I've got these terrible hands." These are the first words Brigitte Naggar sings, repeated with self-conscious yet emphatic emphasis, on...
Hannah Jadagu's "My Love" Is a Force of Nature
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PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2025
Hannah Jadagu is back today with the first new material since the release of her great debut album, 'Aperture,' in 2023. There's a...
HAIM Long for a Simpler Time on "Take me back"
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PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2025
We all buy in, but if you're a particular sucker for nostalgia, the latest HAIM track is a standout among the four singles the L.A. band...
Matt Berninger Rises to the Occasion on 'Get Sunk'
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PUBLISHED May 30, 2025
I may have underestimated Matt Berninger, because I always thought the best parts of the National were his bandmates — the studio wizardry...
Clipse Blow Away the Competition on "Ace Trumpets"
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PUBLISHED May 30, 2025
Pusha T has my all-time favourite rap voice — my love of his music has less to do with his flow or his lyrical content, and more to do with...
Alex G Shoots for the Heavens on "Afterlife"
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PUBLISHED May 29, 2025
If streaming numbers are to be believed, Alex G's most popular songs are the insular, DIY ones he made more than a decade ago — but he's not...
Toronto's Maddie Regent Is Dialled into the Indie Pop Zeitgeist with 'On the phone with my mom'
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PUBLISHED May 22, 2025
Toronto-born, New York City-based singer-songwriter Maddie Regent piqued my attention with "The wolf" — one among a steady stream of strong...
