Kaelen's Staff Picks
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...
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...
Naima Bock's 'Below a Massive Dark Land' Hides a Universe of Light
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PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2024
The title of Naima Bock's sophomore record is a bit of a misnomer — the immense, looming weight of a phrase like 'Below a Great Dark Land'...
Charli XCX and Lorde's "Girl, so confusing" Remix Finds Healing in Confrontation
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PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2024
"Girl, so confusing" is already one of the most vulnerable songs on 'BRAT.' On an album shaped by its unfiltered, plainly spoken...
Zsela's 'Big for You' Is a Luxuriant Exhale
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PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2024
Zsela's voice is an anchor. The NYC songwriter's deep, bottom-of-the-throat vocals pull her songs to the dusky half-light of the ocean floo...
Jessica Pratt Lights Up the Dark on 'Here in the Pitch'
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PUBLISHED May 3, 2024
It's been hard to find the words for Jessica Pratt's 'Here in the Pitch.' Even now, I feel more like I'm scrambling against time than saying...
Bullion Takes Centre Stage on 'Affection'
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PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2024
Nathan Jenkins’s work as Bullion is unmistakable but easily subsumed — his burbling, ‘80s-influenced production...
