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![The Fever 333 Channel Politics and Rage (Against the Machine) on 'Strength In Numb333rs']()
FeaturesThe Fever 333 Channel Politics and Rage (Against the Machine) on 'Strength In Numb333rs' Published Jan 21, 2019"America has a huge lack of understanding of who we are as a multicultural people," Jason Aalon Butler tells Exclaim! "We're a place that wa...
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![How David Bazan Found Himself in Pedro the Lion]()
FeaturesHow David Bazan Found Himself in Pedro the Lion Published Jan 17, 2019David Bazan has press anxiety. While that could be expected for just about any artist before a new album, there are myriad factors at play....
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![Deerhunter Reveal the Influence of Cate Le Bon and Whitney Houston on 'Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?']()
FeaturesDeerhunter Reveal the Influence of Cate Le Bon and Whitney Houston on 'Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?' Published Jan 17, 2019"How bored are you right now? How bored will your readers be?" Bradford Cox can talk for hours about many topics. Twice in the span of 9...
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![Meet Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies, the Community-Minded Folkies With Plenty of Business Savvy Class of 2019]()
FeaturesMeet Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies, the Community-Minded Folkies With Plenty of Business Savvy Class of 2019 Published Jan 16, 2019To Olivia Borkosky, music is all about community. "Music just brings people together in a way that's pretty unique," says the founder, v...
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![Sharon Van Etten Was Too Busy to Make an Album, Then She Wrote 40 Songs for 'Remind Me Tomorrow']()
FeaturesSharon Van Etten Was Too Busy to Make an Album, Then She Wrote 40 Songs for 'Remind Me Tomorrow' Published Jan 16, 2019In between going to school, having a baby, starring in the Netflix series The OA, writing the score for the film Strange Weather, and being...
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![Meet Marlaena Moore, an Edmonton Singer-Songwriter Aiming to Make the Next 'White Album' Class of 2019]()
FeaturesMeet Marlaena Moore, an Edmonton Singer-Songwriter Aiming to Make the Next 'White Album' Class of 2019 Published Jan 15, 2019It's been nearly three years since Edmonton-based singer-songwriter Marlaena Moore released her sophomore album, GAZE, but she's not without...
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![Shellac Are Recording New Songs and Preparing Two Rarities Releases, Steve Albini Reveals]()
FeaturesShellac Are Recording New Songs and Preparing Two Rarities Releases, Steve Albini Reveals Published Jan 11, 2019This past year marked the 25th anniversary of Shellac, the influential three-piece noise and minimalist rock band from Chicago, consisting o...
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![Meet TEKE::TEKE, the J-Rock Tribute Turned Full-Fledged Fusion Band Class of 2019]()
FeaturesMeet TEKE::TEKE, the J-Rock Tribute Turned Full-Fledged Fusion Band Class of 2019 Published Jan 10, 2019Forming a tribute band can be an easy way to attract attention: wrangle up a bunch of local musicians, learn the songs of a noteworthy artis...
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![Inside the Atlanta Release Party for 21 Savage's 'I Am > I Was']()
FeaturesInside the Atlanta Release Party for 21 Savage's 'I Am > I Was' Published Jan 07, 2019Love, money, drugs, fear and success were all on display at Motel 21 this past December, an interactive art exhibit that celebrated the rele...
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![Meet Paul Jacobs, Montreal's Prolific, Garage Rockin' One-Man Band Class of 2019]()
FeaturesMeet Paul Jacobs, Montreal's Prolific, Garage Rockin' One-Man Band Class of 2019 Published Jan 07, 2019Paul Jacobs had a problem. The young drummer, who grew up in Leamington, ON, was a lifelong fan of '60s pop, garage rock and psychedelic mus...
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![Meet Orville Peck, the Mask-Wearing Outlaw Making Country Music Rebellious Again Class of 2019]()
FeaturesMeet Orville Peck, the Mask-Wearing Outlaw Making Country Music Rebellious Again Class of 2019 Published Jan 02, 2019Orville Peck is all about the fringe — and not just the trim that hangs at the bottom of his trademark leather mask. The enigmatic country c...
