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Frog Eyes Lay It All Out on 'The Open Up'
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PUBLISHED Mar 7, 2025
The room feels alive on 'The Open Up,' the follow-up to 2022's 'The Bees' and Frog Eyes' 10th studio album. Not only is it alive, but you're...
Djo's "Delete Ya" Is a Replay-Button Smash
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PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2025
"Then there's a lyric that, in context, stings," sings Joe Keery — a.k.a. Djo — as he reflects on visiting an old apartment in a city he no...
Mereba's 'The Breeze Grew a Fire' Is a Breath of Fresh Air
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PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2025
Singer-songwriter, producer and rapper Mereba's idiosyncratic, vibe-y songs often have a breezy quality to them, so it's quite fitting that...
Georgia Harmer Is Timeless on "Can We Be Still"
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PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2025
For as long as I can remember, I've valued friendship above most things. I was the kind of kid who would give all of their worldly...
Lou-Adriane Cassidy Shapeshifts the Modern Concept Album on 'Journal d'un Loup-Garou'
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PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2025
Some of the albums that really made me fall in love with music in my formative years were concept albums. Being able to be transported on...
Katie Tupper's Neo-Soul Is Well-Worn on "JEANS (fall on my knees)"
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PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2025
It's really hard not to compare Katie Tupper's voice to the "fields of butter" in her home province of Saskatchewan, as she once referenced...
Prism Shores Soar 'Out from Underneath' the Confines of Jangle Pop
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PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2025
Is there a single month where jangle pop is more imperative than it is in January? 'Out from Underneath' is the title of the sophomore album...
CJ Wiley's "Don't Die Charlie" Is a Matter of Life or Death
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PUBLISHED Jan 14, 2025
I remember hearing an early iteration of "Don't Die Charlie" at Lee's Palace when CJ Wiley played the 2022 edition of our annual Class Of...
