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Sister Ray Is Both Flesh and Myth on "Animal Thing"

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PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2024

Perhaps the inevitable fate of using the titular character from a Velvet Underground song as your stage name, Sister Ray — the project of...

Rosier Carry It All on 'elle veille encore'

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PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2024

A title that translates to "she is still awake" feels particularly fitting for a week like this one, when every seasonally affected...

Jeremie Albino's Throwback 'Our Time in the Sun' Speaks to Today

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PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2024

Jeremie Albino's fourth solo album is the kind you can put on for your parents, one that might have your grandpa tapping his slipper...

SHEBAD Take a Sensual, Spiritual Oath on 'Music Is the Answer'

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PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2024

SHEBAD has a certain kind of effortless synergy. As the title of the Guelph collective's debut album reflects, they pour themselves into a...

Chinese American Bear Channel the Blog-Rock Greats on 'Wah!!!'

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PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2024

Seattle "mando-pop" duo Chinese American Bear channel the best of golden-era blog-rock: the romantic haze of the Pains of Being Pure at...

Nap Eyes Float Through 'The Neon Gate' and into Somewhere Special

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

Sometimes a band gets their album title just right, a phrase or a single word that tells you everything you need to know about the music...

Jennifer Castle's 'Camelot' Makes a Fantasy of the Real

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PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

Jennifer Castle's latest album requires a bit of patience. Not because it's difficult or dull, but because it's sometimes best to meet...

Magi Merlin Explores New Corners of Her Chameleonic Cosmos with "Bip"

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PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2024

Naming Magi Merlin's 2022 EP 'Gone Girl' as one of the best albums of that year was no overstatement, with its soulful molten core and...