Sydney's Staff Picks
The Dare Wants You to Free Your Ass on 'What's Wrong with New York?'
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PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2024
It's a great time in the nostalgia cycle for anyone who spent their formative horny years in skinny jeans. Sure, "indie sleaze" has...
Okay Kaya Dances with Common Sense on "Check Your Face"
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PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2024
There's a juxtaposing icy composure and warm vulnerability coursing through Okay Kaya's discography. Much of it comes in the form of dry...
Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" Is Addictive
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PUBLISHED May 1, 2024
Last night, my partner — who loves music but rarely keeps up with new releases — said to me with total confidence, "Oh yeah, they were...
"Good Luck, Babe!" Is Chappell Roan at Her Most Fully Realized
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PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2024
"Good Luck, Babe!" is a more realized version of Roan's baroque pop vision, both airy and devastating in its delivery....
Bibi Club Are All-Encompassing on "Le feu"
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PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2023
There's something all-encompassing about Bibi Club, the Montreal indie pop duo that shook me and my colleagues at a late-night Hillside set...
hemlocke springs Is Radically Sincere on 'going...going...GONE!'
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PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2023
As soon as I heard hemlocke springs yearningly screech "Secretly I'm aiming for a freedom that exceeds my expectations" on TikTok last year...
James Wyatt Crosby Finds Comfort in Humility on "Ashamed"
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PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2023
Everything that James Wyatt Crosby touches turns into a warm breeze, even when it's drenched in melancholy. The shade of "Ashamed" is hued...
Crumb and Melody's Echo Chamber Feel the Gentle Sting of Memory on "Le Temple Volant"
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PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2023
There's something so comfortable to me about a collaboration between Crumb and Melody's Echo Chamber, maybe because many of my university d...
