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BADBADNOTGOOD Fan Baby Rose's Flame on 'Slow Burn'
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PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2024
Baby Rose has the type of instrument that immediately strikes both awe and fear — the former for its richness and its sense of having been...
'Up on Gravity Hill' Finds METZ Evolving with Uncertain Times
PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2024
There is an unwavering ferocity to METZ's work. Even when they peel back their harshness, it's hard to escape their presence...
On 'If I don't make it, I love u,' Still House Plants Make Rock Music Without Limitation
PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2024
Still House Plants' third LP If I don't make it, I love u is an engrossing testament to the musical elasticity and emotional potency ...
Nia Archives Is Pure Electricity on 'Silence Is Loud'
PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2024
Over the last few years, Nia Archives has been pushing the boundaries of what jungle can be. From sharing her early songs and remixes ...
Mawzy's 'Long View' Is a Hopeful Look Ahead
PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2024
Far-fetched as they may seem during our lowest moments, Mawzy sings about better tomorrows like they're a dream come true on his heartfelt...
Drahla Mine the Depths on the Anxious 'angeltape'
PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2024
You wouldn't know it from Luciel Brown's cold and inert delivery, but an intense anxiety binds Drahla's seedy and seemingly despairing ...
Flung's 'All Heartbeat' Flutters with Possibility
PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2024
Kashika Kollaikal — otherwise known as Flung — found the inspiration for her third album, All Heartbeat, while trapped overnight in the Se...
PinkPantheress Was a Low-Key Superstar in Toronto
Danforth Music Hall, April 7
PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2024
As PinkPantheress, English musician Victoria Walker managed the Herculean task of turning North American kids on to the sounds of early...