Kaelen's Staff Picks

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  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...

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  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...

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  Nilüfer Yanya Does It Again on "Like I Say (I runaway)"

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  PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2024

  How does she do it? Scroll through any given comment section under Nilüfer Yanya's new single or peruse the tweets ecstatically spreading ...

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  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 ...

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  'Diamond Jubilee' Is a Glittering Showcase for the Genius of Cindy Lee

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  PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2024

  Cindy Lee embodies diva-hood in the old-school sense — a Supreme, a Ronette, Dusty Springfield if she traded beehives for synthetic bobs ...

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  Kelly Moran's "Sodalis (II)" Moves Like a Deep Ocean Current

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  PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2024

  Kelly Moran’s original “Sodalis” — a contribution to the 2020 Field Works 'Ultrasonic' collection — was an anxious churn of wings...

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  Zsela Makes a Glorious Return on "Fire Excape"

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  PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2024

  Zsela’s comeback single (and her first for new label home Mexican Summer) is far and away the best thing she’s ever done...

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  Hua Li 化力 Looks for the Real Thing on "Sanctions of the Heart"

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  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2024

  “Sanctions of the Heart” takes Hua Li on the journey for a love that builds her up rather than knocks her down...