Articles by Chris Gee

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  Ought Offshoot Cola Are Fizzing with Energy on 'Deep in View'

  PUBLISHED May 20, 2022

  Along with the unceremonious announcement of the end of beloved Montreal post-punk band Ought in November 2021, the band's vocalist-guitari...

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  Sister Ray's 'Communion' Is a Riveting, Reflective Debut

  PUBLISHED May 11, 2022

  As we grow, our identities and perspectives can change, but pieces of each meaningful stage of our lives are forever carried with us. These...

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  Hovvdy's 'True Love' Is a Hopeful Embrace of the Present and Future

  PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2021

  Often what makes us love a piece of music is the sense of nostalgia it can bring, the way an artist expresses love or sadness as an admirat...

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  Fog Lake Finds Strength in Isolation on 'Tragedy Reel'

  PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2021

  If there is one artist who understands unfathomable isolation and falling hopelessly lost in one's thoughts, it's Aaron Powell, also known...

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  Spirit of the Beehive's 'ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH' Captures the Beautiful Chaos of the Human Mind

  PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2021

  The words "entertainment" and "death" one after another seem like a commentary on society — as if to say our current social media-driven wo...

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  Wild Pink Capture the Sheer Vastness of Life on 'A Billion Little Lights'

  PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2021

  Wild Pink's first two albums, 2017's self-titled debut and the following year's Yolk in the Fur, are hidden gems — vocalist John Ross had q...

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  Adrianne Lenker Distills Complex Feelings into 'songs'

  PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2020

  At the start of the pandemic and amid a breakup, Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker hid out at a cabin in the mountains in western Massachusetts —...

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  Having Trouble Meditating? Adrianne Lenker's 'instrumentals' Might Help

  PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2020

  On instrumentals, Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief works through a session of restorative musical therapy, enabling feelings of self-awareness...