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Dan Mangan Finds His Sweet Spot on 'Natural Light'
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PUBLISHED May 16, 2025
For more than a decade, Dan Mangan has ping-ponged between his sweet spot as an acoustic troubadour and more adventurous sonic...
Charli XCX's Meta "party 4 u" Music Video Poignantly Captures the Comedown from 'BRAT'
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PUBLISHED May 16, 2025
Charli XCX's "party 4 u" is for the 365 party girls; the sad girls; the girls who can't fully lose themselves in dancing and strobe lights...
Nation of Language Remain in Their Light with "Inept Apollo"
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PUBLISHED May 15, 2025
Almost without fail, every year there's an album that hits me late. Earlier in the following year, I become obsessed — and that was the case...
Momma Hit a Fever Pitch in Vancouver
Biltmore Cabaret, May 13
PUBLISHED May 14, 2025
Around 11 p.m., the sweat-drenched crowd spilled out of the Biltmore Cabaret into the rainy Vancouver night, buzzing with excitement — and...
Wishy Are Out of This World on 'Planet Popstar'
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PUBLISHED May 14, 2025
Indianapolis band Wishy's 2024 full-length debut may be called 'Triple Seven,' but I'm feeling like the lucky one with their newest release...
The Vibes Are High (Tea) on PinkPantheress's 'Fancy That'
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PUBLISHED May 14, 2025
A 20-minute mixtape is low-hanging fruit to those who love to tout that fleeting attention spans are ruining the music industry, but that...
Jensen McRae Showed Toronto That She's Going to Stick
The Axis Club, May 13
PUBLISHED May 14, 2025
Just weeks before her first headlining Toronto show at Axis Club, Jensen McRae announced that she'd be returning to the city this fall and...
Babygirl Distill Their Essence on "After You"
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PUBLISHED May 12, 2025
While Toronto duo Babygirl have gotten increasingly more difficult to Google since the release of that horny (but disappointingly not horny...
