Articles by Corey van den Hoogenband

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  alt-J

  Relaxer

  PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2017

  Don't mistake the title of alt-J's third album, Relaxer, as any profound metaphor or for having some hidden meaning. In earnest, the title...

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  Wavves

  You're Welcome

  PUBLISHED May 17, 2017

  Between two full-length LPs in 2015 and a split single with Weezer last fall, Wavves have had a busy past couple of years. But some time aw...

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  Harry Styles

  Harry Styles

  PUBLISHED May 12, 2017

  When One Directioner Harry Styles released his debut single, "Sign of the Times," last month, it was a genuine shocker. That the 23-year-ol...

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  Incendies

  Try Not to Think About It

  PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2017

  Oh, the mid-to-late 2000s. A time when the alt-rock fan lexicon was shifting from "emo" to "scene," and the lyrics of Taking Back Sunday do...

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  Ralph

  Ralph EP

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2017

  Lovers of synth-fuelled dance pop will find much to love among the six dreamy jams that make up Toronto artist Ralph's self-titled debut EP...

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  Jon Mckiel

  ​Memorial Ten Count

  PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2017

  Midway through Memorial Ten Count, Jon Mckiel loathingly refers to himself as a man "with only one vision." While certainly humble, this se...

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  Sarah Bethe Nelson

  Oh, Evolution

  PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2017

  As a bartender, San Francisco's Sarah Bethe Nelson knows a thing or two about human interaction. On Oh, Evolution, Nelson tells moving stor...

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  The Regrettes

  Feel Your Feelings Fool!

  PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2017

  Feel Your Feelings Fool! is the debut album by L.A. punk outfit the Regrettes. By and large a pop effort, the record is fuelled both sonica...