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Common Holly Cuts 'Anything glass' with Beautiful Fragility
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PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2025
"I've got these terrible hands." These are the first words Brigitte Naggar sings, repeated with self-conscious yet emphatic emphasis, on...
Hannah Jadagu's "My Love" Is a Force of Nature
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PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2025
Hannah Jadagu is back today with the first new material since the release of her great debut album, 'Aperture,' in 2023. There's a...
Toronto's Maddie Regent Is Dialled into the Indie Pop Zeitgeist with 'On the phone with my mom'
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PUBLISHED May 22, 2025
Toronto-born, New York City-based singer-songwriter Maddie Regent piqued my attention with "The wolf" — one among a steady stream of strong...
Wednesday Age Just Fine on "Elderberry Wine"
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PUBLISHED May 21, 2025
It's Wednesday, my dudes. The North Carolina band chose the most apt day of the week to return with "Elderberry Wine," their first new...
Nation of Language Remain in Their Light with "Inept Apollo"
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PUBLISHED May 15, 2025
Almost without fail, every year there's an album that hits me late. Earlier in the following year, I become obsessed — and that was the case...
Babygirl Distill Their Essence on "After You"
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PUBLISHED May 12, 2025
While Toronto duo Babygirl have gotten increasingly more difficult to Google since the release of that horny (but disappointingly not horny...
Maria Somerville's 'Luster' Is a Living History of Dream Pop
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PUBLISHED May 5, 2025
Irish singer-songwriter Maria Somerville's sophomore album reviews itself more succinctly in its one-word title, 'Luster,' than I could ever...
Hermitess Reads the Cards of Her Own Familial Folkore with 'Death & the Fool'
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PUBLISHED May 1, 2025
Calgary singer-songwriter and harpist Jennifer Crighton — a.k.a. Hermitess — isn't afraid of dying, but is wary of tradition being erased...