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Explosions in the Sky Hint at a New Beginning with 'End'
Published Sep 13, 2023
To title your album End is to conjure a series of meanings about the current state of the world, the frailty of nature, or simply the future...
Album Reviews
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![Mitski's 'The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We' Is Her Loneliest Record Yet]()
ReviewsMitski's 'The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We' Is Her Loneliest Record Yet Published Sep 11, 2023For a time, Mitski seemed over it. In recent years, the artist — once deemed by Iggy Pop to be "the most advanced American songwriter [he kn...
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![Karkwa Sound Rich, Honest and Relevant on 'Dans la seconde']()
ReviewsKarkwa Sound Rich, Honest and Relevant on 'Dans la seconde' Published Sep 07, 2023It might be a bit difficult for non-Francophones to grasp the significance of Karkwa's comeback. From 2005 to 2011, the band played a key ro...
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ReviewsAngel Du$t Are Onward and Upward with 'Brand New Soul' Published Sep 07, 2023Justice Tripp may be one of hardcore's most ambitious and intriguing songwriters. After spending his early years crafting iconic breakdowns...
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![Romy Invites You to Cry on the Dance Floor with 'Mid Air']()
ReviewsRomy Invites You to Cry on the Dance Floor with 'Mid Air' Published Sep 06, 2023In the mid-2000s, Romy Madley Croft made a name for herself as a member of the three-pronged London band the xx, alongside bandmates Jamie S...
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![Frankie and the Witch Fingers Are Proudly Human on 'Data Doom']()
ReviewsFrankie and the Witch Fingers Are Proudly Human on 'Data Doom' Published Aug 30, 2023The future may be uncertain, but some constants seem to always ring true: water will be wet, the sky will be blue, the world will be fucked...
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![Speedy Ortiz Are Swift-Footed on 'Rabbit Rabbit']()
ReviewsSpeedy Ortiz Are Swift-Footed on 'Rabbit Rabbit' Published Aug 29, 2023Nostalgia-core is the hottest thing these days, but Speedy Ortiz have been riding that wave well before it was en vogue. Acts from the '90s...
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![Jeff Rosenstock's 'HELLMODE' Is a Soundtrack to Modern Living]()
ReviewsJeff Rosenstock's 'HELLMODE' Is a Soundtrack to Modern Living Published Aug 29, 2023HELLLLMOOOODE! If you're a Jeff Rosenstock fan, you probably saw the title of his fifth studio album and nodded knowingly. HELLMODE… of cour...
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![Spanish Love Songs Are Battered but Never Beaten on 'No Joy']()
ReviewsSpanish Love Songs Are Battered but Never Beaten on 'No Joy' Published Aug 25, 2023Spanish Love Songs released their third record Brave Faces Everyone in February of 2020, a darkly funny time to put out a breakout album of...
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ReviewsRatboys Have Never Been Better on 'The Window' Published Aug 25, 2023It took a while for Ratboys to find stability. For almost a decade, the Chicago indie rockers were essentially a duo with a revolving door o...
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![Blut Aus Nord's 'Disharmonium - Nahab' Contemplates the Unimaginable]()
ReviewsBlut Aus Nord's 'Disharmonium - Nahab' Contemplates the Unimaginable Published Aug 24, 2023With Disharmonium - Nahab, iconic experimental French black metal outfit Blut Aus Nord return to the psychedelic realms of Lovecraftian conf...
