Kaelen's Staff Picks
Mannequin Pussy Are Crushed by a Crush on "I Don't Know You"
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PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2023
Back in August, Mannequin Pussy shared the bloodthirsty banger "I Got Heaven," an absolute ripper offset by an ascendant '90s pop chorus. T...
gglum Sifts Through the Mess on "SPLAT!"
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PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2023
A title like "SPLAT!" conjures visions of neon goop and cartoonish slapstick, but the latest single from London-based songwriter Ella Smoke...
Mary Lattimore Is a Singular Force on the Mesmerizing 'Goodbye, Hotel Arkada'
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PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2023
I made the mistake of starting my day with Drake's For All the Dogs, so hitting play on Mary Lattimore's Goodbye, Hotel Arkada felt like re...
thanks for coming's 'What Is My Capacity to Love?' Makes Magic from the Mundane
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PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2023
Rachel Brown's work as thanks for coming feels worlds away from the shattered art rock they make with Nate Amos as Water from Your Eyes. Wh...
ML Buch Continues to Defy Description on "Well bucket" and "Working it out"
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PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2023
You know an artist is striking previously unstruck nerves when any attempts to contextualize their music lands you on descriptions like "mi...
Faye Webster Is in No Rush on the Beautiful "Lifetime"
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PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2023
Faye Webster's music tends to find a molasses-slow groove — sun-warmed and droopy eyed, the kind that you could sorta just vibe on for hour...
Marika Hackman's Tense "No Caffeine" Tries to Pull the Brake on an Inevitable Crash
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PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2023
It starts with a gentle piano figure and Marika Hackman's sombre vocals — things feel like they're entering pillowy ballad territory until...
Kylie Minogue Finds Pure Release on "Tension"
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PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2023
Over 30 years into her career, Kylie Minogue suddenly had another hit on her hands. "Padam Padam" — released four months ago to a slow-grow...
