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The Late jaimie branch Is Airborne on 'Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))'
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PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2023
There's no telling where the flight plan would have guided the late jaimie branch and her Fly or Die ensemble. But if the American trumpete...
Olivia Rodrigo Survives Teenhood on the Valiant 'GUTS'
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PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2023
The old saying goes that girls mature faster than boys. This is what we're told repeatedly, in the same breath that "he likes you" will be...
'End of the Day' Is the Beginning of a Whole New Courtney Barnett
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PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2023
Lyrics have long been Courtney Barnett's greatest songwriting strength, but she's also got impressive guitar chops, something that was part...
Sid Sriram Refuses to Conform on 'Sidharth'
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PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2023
Sid Sriram continues to broaden his — and his listeners' — horizons on his second English-language album Sidharth. The India-born, Californ...
Marika Hackman's Tense "No Caffeine" Tries to Pull the Brake on an Inevitable Crash
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PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2023
It starts with a gentle piano figure and Marika Hackman's sombre vocals — things feel like they're entering pillowy ballad territory until...
Slowdive Remain Undiminished on 'everything is alive'
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PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2023
Slowdive's self-titled 2017 album was a rare comeback album that equalled or possibly even surpassed the band's classic work. Coming 22 yea...
Mick Jenkins Finds Power in Moving with Purpose on 'The Patience'
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PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2023
The waiting, and The Patience it requires, can wear on Mick Jenkins. Outlining the loose concept of his fourth album, the artist wrote of a...
Kylie Minogue Finds Pure Release on "Tension"
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PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2023
Over 30 years into her career, Kylie Minogue suddenly had another hit on her hands. "Padam Padam" — released four months ago to a slow-grow...
