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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...
Lost Girls Find Pop Melodies in the Mire on 'Selvutsletter'
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PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2023
Where 2018's Drive EP and 2021's full-length debut Menneskekollektivet were defined by their unruly, serpentine excursions into Jenny Hval'...
Mali Velasquez Embarks on a Series of Beginnings with 'I'm Green'
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PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2023
"I drive you to the ER / But don't feel old enough," Mali Velasquez observes on "Turn Red," the kind of meditation-in-an-emergency Frank O'...
Beabadoobee and Laufey Are Lost in Longing on "A Night to Remember"
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PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2023
Following the TikTok-viral success of "Glue Song" and "The Way Things Go," Beabadoobee, Gen Z's beloved bedroom pop it-girl, continues her...
Shay Lia Is All About Opulence on 'FACETS'
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PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2023
The artist formerly best known for her spirited dancing in Kaytranada's infamous Boiler Room set (and their subsequent team-up on 99.9%'s "...
Ducks Ltd.'s "The Main Thing" Is Effortless Pop Perfection
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PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2023
Ducks Ltd. make indie pop perfection sound practically effortless, and a couple years after the one-two punch of their Get Bleak EP and Mod...
Bibi Club Are All-Encompassing on "Le feu"
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PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2023
There's something all-encompassing about Bibi Club, the Montreal indie pop duo that shook me and my colleagues at a late-night Hillside set...
Caroline Polachek's "Dang" Is Both a Continuation and Counterpoint
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PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2023
This past February's Desire, I Want to Turn Into You is a glorious, life-affirming masterpiece, its unpredictable stylistic turns (trip-hop...