Staff Picks

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  Täbï Yösha Is Playful and Grounded on 'True Colors'

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  PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2023

  Instead of being a Cyndi Lauper cover, Täbï Yösha's "True Colors" — the title track of the Quebec artist's debut EP — is a slinky, mid-temp...

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  Xolo Maridueña's Résumé Continues to Grow with "On My Way"

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  PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2023

  If someone ever figures out what Xolo Maridueña can't do, alert the presses (and give Exclaim! the exclusive). The Blue Beetle and Cobra Ka...

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  Turnstile & BADBADNOTGOOD Eschew Musical Purism in the Name of Pleasure on 'New Heart Designs'

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  PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2023

  For all the acclaim Turnstile's GLOW ON received, there was some inevitable, minor rankling of punk and hardcore's older guard — making the...

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  Cheekface's "Plastic" Is a Worthy Addition to the Heap

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  PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2023

  LA's Cheekface have masterfully straddled the line between a consistent album release cycle and a sprinkling of singles in between. While t...

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  Mannequin Pussy Are Bloodthirsty Angels on the Vengeful "I Got Heaven"

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  PUBLISHED Aug 28, 2023

  "And what if Jesus himself ate my fucking snatch?" Missy Dabice snarls at one point during Mannequin Pussy's "I Got Heaven," spittle flying...

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  Chappell Roan's "HOT TO GO!" Is a Stroke of Horny Genius

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  PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2023

  "HOT TO GO!" should be annoying. On first listen, it kind of is — it's got that grating, self-aware hook (or, in this case, series of hooks...

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  Hannah Georgas Is Her Truest Self on 'I'd Be Lying If I Said I Didn't Care'

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  PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2023

  Now six albums in, Hannah Georgas is fully in command of her art: her inward-looking lyrical perspective, and the various sonic dressings s...

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  Sufjan Stevens's "So You Are Tired" Is a Beautiful Brain Tingler

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  PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2023

  Some people have model trains, D&D and Magic cards (or maybe it's mukbangs, playthroughs and Pinkydoll these days?). I, as the very patient...