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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...
'Flora and Son' Strikes a Resonant Chord to Resolve Its Dissonant Notes
Directed by John Carney
PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2023
The right melody has a way of making even the most antisocial sentiments sound sweet. "Every Breath You Take"? Creepy as hell. "I'm on Fire...
David Vertesi Celebrates Olivia Quan — and Life Itself — with "One in a Million"
PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2023
Hey Ocean! bassist David Vertesi wrote "One in a Million" about the death of Vancouver producer Olivia Quan last year, and while the lyrics...
Jorja Smith Tries It All on 'falling or flying'
PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2023
With her 2018 debut Lost & Found, Jorja Smith proved herself to be one of the most promising new R&B acts in the United Kingdom. The album...
La Force Touches Life's Brightest Spots and Darkest Corners on 'XO SKELETON'
PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2023
On a gorgeous, compelling record that meditates on death, life, love and the endless questions they conjure, La Force's Ariel Engle creates...
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...
'The Creator' Is a Masterpiece of World-Building and a Failure of Storytelling
Directed by Gareth Edwards
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2023
Gareth Edward's previous directorial efforts have mostly been handcuffed by the needs of existing lore and studio agendas. Both 2014's Godz...
Armand Hammer's 'We Buy Diabetic Test Strips' Is Conspiratorial and Commanding
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2023
Armand Hammer's music sounds like a conspiracy corkboard in a shoddy Brooklyn apartment; it might seem disjointed at first, but there's alw...