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µ-Ziq Gets Back to the Bangers with "Hyper Daddy"
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PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2024
Free your mind from the pretentiousness of "IDM" and embrace the "weird bangers" of 'Grush,' Mike Paradinas's forthcoming album as µ-Ziq...
Martha Skye Murphy's "Need" Pulses Like an Ember in Ice
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PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2024
If there's one thing you can expect from Martha Skye Murphy, it's that she'll leave you a little dizzy, your feet sliding even on solid ...
BADBADNOTGOOD Fan Baby Rose's Flame on 'Slow Burn'
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PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2024
Baby Rose has the type of instrument that immediately strikes both awe and fear — the former for its richness and its sense of having been...
Caribou's Thumping "Honey" Blurs the Line Between Projects
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PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2024
Dan Snaith typically files his songs into two categories: there's Caribou for the more melodic material with vocals, and Daphni for the...
L'Impératrice and Fabiana Martone Set the Girls Free on “Danza Marilù"
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PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2024
Much like Franz Ferdinand before them, L'Impératrice's goal is to make music for girls to dance to. Their latest, "Danza Marilù" ...
"Good Luck, Babe!" Is Chappell Roan at Her Most Fully Realized
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PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2024
"Good Luck, Babe!" is a more realized version of Roan's baroque pop vision, both airy and devastating in its delivery....
Kelly McMichael Finds Solace in Art Rock Eclecticism on New Singles
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PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2024
Kelly McMichael adeptly synthesized decades of pop rock sounds into her 2021 album 'Waves,' and now the St. John's songwriter is continuing...
Bibi Club's "Parc de Beauvoir" Is an Inviting Exercise in Contrasts
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PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2024
"Parc de Beauvoir," the new English-language track from bilingual Montreal duo Bibi Club's upcoming 'Feu de garde,' is a gorgeous exercise...