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  Wet Leg Announce Sophomore Album 'moisturizer'

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2025

  I speak not only for myself but just about everyone else on staff at Exclaim! in announcing our rabid excitement at the news of Wet Leg's...

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  Conan O'Brien Told Paul McCartney That He Peaked with the Quarrymen: "He Didn't Laugh"

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2025

  Paul McCartney has been given many compliments throughout his life, but here's something he probably hasn't heard very often: Conan O'Brien...

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  Hermitess Announces New LP 'Death & the Fool,' Shares "Green Blade"

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2025

  Calgary singer, songwriter and harpist Jennifer Crighton has announced a new album under her eerie folk project, Hermitess...

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  Toronto Battle Rapper Bishop Brigante Has Died

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2025

  Bishop Brigante, the influential Toronto artist best known for his work as a battle rapper, has died. The rapper died on Sunday (March 30)...

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  Architects Map Out North American Tour

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2025

  Supporting their new record 'The Sky, the Earth & All Between,' Architects have announced a summer North American tour with support from...

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  The Pogues Announce First North American Tour Since Shane MacGowan's Death

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2025

  The death of Pogues singer Shane MacGowan was one of the defining music news stories of 2023. The following year, the band reformed after a...

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  CHXMERAS Announce 'Second Sight,' Share "Sublimation"

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2025

  Experimental electronic duo CHXMERAS, comprised of Vancouver-based nêhiyaw/Denesuline musician Jarrett Martineau and UK/Canadian musician...

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  Jenny Hval Plots North American Tour

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2025

  "To be a rose," the first single from Jenny Hval's upcoming new album 'Iris Silver Mist,' is among Exclaim!'s Favourite Songs of 2025 So Far...