Staff Picks

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  Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Summer Walker Vibes Out on the Mellow 'CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE'

  PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2023

  Summer Walker's latest offering, CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE is overflowing with mellow, vibey tracks that exude a delicate blend of swagger and vul...

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  Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Blake Mills's "There Is No Now" Is a Perfect Little Universe

  PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2023

  If "Skeleton Is Walking" — the first single from Blake Mills's upcoming Jelly Road — was the ambling road song, then second taste "There Is...

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  Exclaim!'s Staff Picks:​ Mise en Scene Look for a Little Softness on 'Reality Bites'

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2023

  "So what, I'm a girl interrupted?" Mise en Scene's Stefanie Blondal-Johnson snarls in a soft, lived-in way — reminiscent of a well-worn thr...

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  Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Lunice 'OPEN'

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2023

  Not to be outdone by TNGHT partner Hudson Mohawke, Lunice has also covered his latest solo album with a fantastical scene not far removed f...

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  Exclaim!'s Staff Picks:​ On 'MICHAEL,' Killer Mike Is a Braggadocios Blast

  PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023

  In an interview with Exclaim!, Killer Mike named MICHAEL the "album of the year, unquestionably." I'm not quite sure I agree with him — not...

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  Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Faye Webster Says a Lot with a Little on "But Not Kiss"

  PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2023

  Even with her signature softness, Faye Webster knows how to mix things up — even if just a touch. Our first taste of her next era borrows f...

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  What's 2023's Song of the Summer? Exclaim! Staffers Share Their Picks

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2023

  Choosing the song of the summer is no laughing matter — how do we want to define the coming months? What tone do we set on this, the day of...

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  Exclaim! Staffers Pick the Can't-Miss Acts of Festival Season 2023

  PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2023

  This summer, Canadian music fans are spoiled for choice: wherever you look on the map, there are amazing music festivals taking place, from...