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Caribou's Thumping "Honey" Blurs the Line Between Projects
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PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2024
Dan Snaith typically files his songs into two categories: there's Caribou for the more melodic material with vocals, and Daphni for the...
Queens of the Stone Age Brought Confrontation and Community to Winnipeg
Canada Life Centre, April 5
PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2024
What can I say about the Queens of the Stone Age that an army of stoned obsessives haven't? As a long-time flirt with the Seattle alt-rock...
Khruangbin Find Depth in Simplicity on 'A LA SALA'
PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2024
Listening to Khruangbin's 'A LA SALA' feels like a summer evening dip in a serene bay. The dusk sky above is beautiful, while the slight ...
L'Impératrice and Fabiana Martone Set the Girls Free on “Danza Marilù"
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PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2024
Much like Franz Ferdinand before them, L'Impératrice's goal is to make music for girls to dance to. Their latest, "Danza Marilù" ...
"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....
Vampire Weekend's 'Only God Was Above Us' Is as Emotional as It Is Academic
PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2024
"Fuck the world," goes the first line of 'Only God Was Above Us' — a blunt, dour departure from the cheekiness this peppy, preppy group are...
Kelly McMichael Finds Solace in Art Rock Eclecticism on New Singles
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PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2024
Kelly McMichael adeptly synthesized decades of pop rock sounds into her 2021 album 'Waves,' and now the St. John's songwriter is continuing...
Lights' Drummer Plays RATM's "Bulls on Parade" After Never Hearing It Before, Absolutely Crushes It
PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2024
You know Rage Against the Machine's "Bulls on Parade"? Of course you do — everyone does! Drummer Jess Bowen (of Lights, the Summer Set and...