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Mac DeMarco's 'Some Other Ones' Is a Peaceful Little World All Its Own

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PUBLISHED Nov 13, 2023

Mac DeMarco is one of the best singers in the biz, so his recent focus on instrumental music has been a little frustrating. Just listen to...

Pony Girl Release the Pressure Slowly on 'Laff It Off'

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PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2023

Some just pop the balloon, others untie the knot and apply pressure to let the air out slowly. Pony Girl's new album is an exercise in the...

Jonah Yano's Shapeshifting "concentrate" Is a Year in Review

PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2023

Just as Jonah Yano set the tone for 2023 with portrait of a dog, his new single "concentrate" ushers us toward 2024 — but not before booken...

Mil-Spec Brim with Undeniable Spirit on 'Marathon'

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PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2023

There was a palpable yearning in Mil-Spec's "The Days Don't End" upon its arrival in April, and the Toronto five-piece's new album Marathon...

Flyte Are Light as a Feather on their Self-Titled Third Album

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PUBLISHED Nov 2, 2023

Listening to this Flyte record on a drizzly autumn day, as feels intended, casts a warm glow across the room. Like the crackling embers of...

Cloud Nothings Try to Live in the Here and Now on "Final Summer"

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PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2023

Longtime Cloud Nothings fans are bound to raise their eyebrows at the opening seconds of "Final Summer," as the song begin with the whooshi...

Truth Club Push Through the Shadows on 'Running from the Chase'

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PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2023

North Carolina continues its indie rock dominance with Running from the Chase, Truth Club's deeply affecting sophomore rebirth. There's som...

RUSSELL! Steps into His Sweeter Side on "JUST LIKE CANDY"

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PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2023

Although he burst onto the Toronto music scene as a rapper back in the early 2010s, RUSSELL! has been polishing his vocal chops amidst his...